Gov. Tom Wolf announced recently that nearly 140 businesses across Pennsylvania will soon install energy-efficiency or pollution-prevention projects by using Small Business Advantage Grants provided by the Department of Environmental Protection.

This year, DEP awarded more than $980,000 to 139 small businesses, including MapleShade Meadows in Nesquehoning, which will receive $9,500; and Brite Cleaners in Stroudsburg, which will receive $3,964.Pennsylvania's Small Business Advantage Grant Program, funded through the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act, helps businesses with 100 or fewer employees.It provides 50 percent matching reimbursement grants of up to $9,500 to implement projects that will save 25 percent annually in pollution-prevention or energy-related costs.