NH Business Review is pleased to present the winners of our 14th annual BOB Awards, which honor the Best of Business in New Hampshire for 2021. Each year, our readers vote for the Granite State’s most standout businesses — the ones that go above and beyond to ensure exceptional products and services with the utmost attention to detail and delivery on customer satisfaction. The BOB Awards distinguishes these businesses from the rest, serving as an endorsement from industry members who regularly depend on them to fulfill their day-to-day functions. We would like to thank the more than 4,000 businesspeople who took time out of their busy schedules to highlight the businesses that contribute to New Hampshire’s economic engine and are essential to the business community.
Congratulations to all of the 2021 winners!
Best Marketing Agency (TIE): Just Flow Events & Marketing
814 Elm Street, Suite 510, Manchester 603-703-5588 www.justflownh.com
Just Flow Events & Marketing supports a wide variety of marketing campaigns with a portfolio of services including brand development strategy, press kits, case studies, postcards, posters, annual reports, fundraising appeals, press releases, social media management, website development, promotional items and copywriting. Businesses can hire Just Flow to support their internal marketing and communications team or serve as an external resource to spearhead specific projects.
wedü
20 Market Street, Manchester 603-647-9338 www.wedu.com
More than a digital marketing agency, wedü uses customer intelligence to craft a creative strategy with impactful results. wedü works with clients’ marketing and management teams to develop the look and feel of the user experience, whether it’s an in-season national advertising campaign or an investment in a website to deliver value over several years. As user experience professionals, wedü utilizes technology, human sciences and art to bring concepts to life.
Best Digital Media Agency: SilverTech
196 Bridge Street, Manchester 603-669-6600 www.silvertech.com
From award-winning digital marketing to website design and custom application development, SilverTech identifies opportunities to maximize revenue, performance, profit and results. Its full range of digital life cycle services — including business intelligence and analytics, CMS and systems integration, content and social strategy, managed hosting, marketing automation, responsive design, SEO and more — deliver user experiences and digital marketing strategies that drive customers from lead to loyalty.
Best Public Relations Agency (TIE): Just Flow Events & Marketing
The Beacon Building 814 Elm Street, Suite 510, Manchester
603-703-5588 www.justflownh.com
Just Flow Events & Marketing offers comprehensive corporate communication services with in-house graphic design. Through PRWeb and Powered by Cision, Just Flow generates enhanced digital publicity with hands-on support and competitive pricing. Just Flow also offers press release writing and editing services.
Tiffany Eddy & Associates
877-433-5335 www.tiffanyeddy.com
Headed by a media expert, Tiffany Eddy & Associates excels at elevating clients’ visibility by going beyond a press release to craft a strategy and build a campaign to promote clients’ messages to the right audience. Through social media, special events, strategic messaging and other tactics, Tiffany Eddy & Associates utilize creative storytelling to achieve clients’ PR goals.
Best Managed IT Service: Mainstay Technologies
25 Sundial Avenue, Suite 315, Manchester 603-524-4774 www.mstech.com
Founded by 2014 Business Excellence Award winner CEO Ryan Barton, Mainstay Technologies provides hassle-free tech support to organizations of all sizes across New Hampshire and Northern Massachusetts. By taking the time to understand the unique needs, processes and budget pressures of each client partner, Mainstay builds proactive technology and cybersecurity plans.
Best Video Production Company: New Sky Productions
25 Front Street, Nashua 603-816-9500 www.newskyproductions.com
New Sky Productions utilizes outstanding cinematographers and editors and state-ofthe-art equipment to deliver compelling storytelling pieces that connect businesses more directly with their client base, increasing both sales and consumer engagement.
Best Accounting Firm: Bigelow & Company CPA, PLLC
500 Commercial Street, Manchester
603-627-7659 www.bigelowcpa.com
One of the largest and most respected accounting firms in the state, Bigelow & Company continues to operate by Nathaniel F. Bigelow’s philosophy that every business is unique and requires individualized attention to develop a comprehensive financial plan. Since 1935, Bigelow & Company has provided an array of financial services for small and large businesses across a broad spectrum of industries from its offices in Manchester and Portsmouth.
Best Architectural Firm: Lavallee Brensinger Architects
155 Dow Street, #400, Manchester 603-622-5450 www.lbpa.com
Through collaboration and engagement, Lavallee Brensinger successfully delivers projects that not only meet clients’ needs but also fulfill its own passion for innovation. Collectively, the firm — which also has offices in Boston and Portland, Maine — has designed over $3 billion of new construction and renovation projects across a wide spectrum of market sectors including healthcare, education, corporate, civic and senior living.
Best Engineering Firm: TFMoran Inc.
48 Constitution Drive, Bedford 603-472-4488 www.tfmoran.com
TFMoran Inc. is a regionally recognized engineering and surveying firm offering civil, structural, traffic, surveying and landscape architecture to private and public clients since 1968.
Committed to responsible, sustainable development, TFMoran is a leader in green technology and claims many of the region’s “firsts,” including porous pavement, green roofs, bioretention, grass-pavers and xeriscape plantings, among many others.
Best General Contractor: Harvey Construction
10 Harvey Road, Bedford 603-624-4600 www.hccnh.com
Harvey Construction has built a solid reputation based upon trust, technical competence and the determination to serve clients with ingenuity and speed. Its expertise in the construction of sophisticated facilities includes educational facilities, hospitals, government buildings, office buildings and other structures.
Best Electrical Contractor: Longchamps Electric Inc.
700 Harvey Road, Manchester 603-625-5954 www.longchampselectric.com
Longchamps Electric Inc., now one of the largest electrical and communications systems contractors in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, was founded more than 30 years ago by master electrician Robert O. Longchamps. Longchamps is a full-service electrical contractor capable of handling projects of all sizes and scope. The firm also provides design-build services as well as project fast-tracking, on-call services, telecommunications and backup generator installation.
Best Mechanical Contractor: Granite State Plumbing & Heating
10 N. Riverdale Road, Weare 603-529-3322 www.gsphinc.com
Granite State Plumbing & Heating Inc. has been providing HVAC and mechanical systems installation and service since 1983. Today, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Comfort Systems USA, Granite State Plumbing & Heating focuses on the mid-market commercial industrial and institutional sectors, while caring for customers, employees and the environment.
Best Corporate Moving Company: Ray The Mover
1 Allard Drive, Manchester 603-669-7170 www.raythemover.net
Established in 1937 by Raymond Allard, Ray the Mover is a third-generation family-owned and -operated business. As a premium service mover, it utilizes a large fleet of modern vans and equipment, palletized warehousing and carefully selected van crews. The company has a network of over 300 destination agents throughout the United States to assist corporate clients. Additionally, Ray the Mover is one of the top-rated military carriers in New England, serving military personnel who are being relocated throughout the country.
Best Internet Service Provider: Comcast
1-800-COMCAST www.comcast.com
Comcast Corp. is one of the nation’s leading providers of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, with 22.3 million cable customers, 25.8 million high-speed internet customers and 11.5 million Comcast Digital Voice customers. Backed by industryleading, 24/7 business-class support, Comcast provides advanced communication solutions to small and mid-sized organizations to help them meet their business needs through its Comcast Business Services.
Best Waste Removal Company: Waste Management Inc.
Offices in Londonderry, New Hampton and Rochester 800-847-5303 www.wm.com
Waste Management provides solid waste collection services as well as transfer, recycling and resource recovery, and disposal services to New Hampshire and across the country. Waste Management is also a leader in wasteto-energy and landfill gas-to-energy practices in the United States.
Best Waste Removal Company (Local): Pinard Waste Systems
32 W. River Road, Hooksett 603-623-6937 www.pinardwaste.com
New Hampshire-based Pinard Waste Systems is the largest privately owned waste-handling company in the state. Headquartered in Hooksett, it is known for its customer service and proactive approach in fostering environmentally sound practices.
Best Art Gallery for Corporate Art: Art 3 Gallery
44 W. Brook Street, Manchester 603-668-6650 www.art3gallery.com
Art 3 Gallery is a premier New England retail fine art gallery offering custom framing and corporate and residential art consulting services. Located in a restored townhouse in the historic Millyard, the gallery includes one of the largest collections of art by New Hampshire, New England, national and international artists.
Best Executive Search Firm: Leddy Group
Locations in Bedford, Concord, Dover, Portsmouth, Keene, Lebanon 603-666-4051 www.leddygroup.com
When in search of talented leaders, employers are in good hands with Leddy Group. Leddy team members are committed to accounting and finance, human resources, administrative, engineering, industrial and skilled manufacturing in their respective communities. Across a number of staffing agencies across the state, Leddy team members apply the same vision and support for employers and professionals — satisfying outcomes.
Best Staffing Service: The Nagler Group
5 Bedford Farms Drive, Suite 304, Bedford 603-637-1492 www.naglergroup.com
The Nagler Group is a leading staffing firm focusing on administrative and human resource recruiting for employers and job seekers in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. It offers a full suite of temporary and direct-hire staffing services with a dedicated staff focusing exclusively on the local community.
BBest Public Golf Course: Atkinson Resort & Country Club
85 Country Club Drive, Atkinson 603-362-8700 www.atkinsonresort.com
Set amongst the pristine, rolling hills, the Atkinson Resort & Country Club has been a place of solitude for city travelers since the 1800s. In addition to the 18-hole, par 72 public golf course, there is a practice facility designed to help golfers improve their game. The facility consists of 15,000 square feet of grass tees, 12,000 square feet of putting greens, multiple bunkers and a 65-yard short-game practice hole.
Best Private Golf Course: Manchester Country Club
180 S. River Road, Bedford 603-624-4096 www.manchestercountryclub.com
With the addition of the PGA Tour Simulator offering more than 50 different courses to play, as well as professional staffers to provide assistance, Manchester Country Club helps golfers stay limber through the off-season in New England. When spring comes around, the 18-hole track designed by Donald Ross in 1923 provides members open access to undulating greens and strategic routing, with very little walking from one green to the next tee. Renovations through 2023 serve to restore Ross features including cross bunkers and fescue mounds.
Best Commercial Real Estate Broker: Keller Williams Realty Metropolitan
168 S. River Road, Bedford 603-232-8282 www.metro.yourworkoffice.com
Based in Austin, Texas, Keller Williams Realty Inc. is the largest residential real estate company in the United States by agent count. Keller Williams Realty Metropolitan runs offices in Bedford, Concord, Keene and Londonderry. Its commercial real estate arm, KW Commercial, delivers industry-leading education, topof-the-line technology and unparalleled support to its agents and brokers, helping them to make your commercial transaction swift, efficient and, most importantly, profitable.
Best Title Company: Absolute Title LLC
8 Chestnut Drive, Bedford 603-637-1313 www.abosolutetitle.com
An attorney-owned title company, Absolute Title LLC offers advice based on professional standards and not on fee-sharing arrangements with real estate brokers or financial or title insurance companies. Customers are provided timely solutions to their property financing or refinancing needs that keep closing schedules, maintain rate locks and minimize additional interest charges. Absolute Title has offices in Bedford, Concord and Portsmouth.
Best MBA Program: Southern New Hampshire University
2500 N. River Road, Hooksett 603-626-9100 www.snhu.edu
SNHU offers over 50 affordable, specialized MBAs that can be completed in as few as 15 months. Programs are designed to be flexible, fitting in with students’ schedules and budgets while maintaining academic excellence. And the GMAT and GRE are not required for admission, making the program more accessible.
Professionals can tailor their degree to their interests and career goals, with more than 20 career-oriented concentrations and developing projects that serve their business needs.
Best Online Degree Program: Southern New Hampshire University
2500 N. River Road, Manchester 800-668-1249 www.snhu.edu
Southern New Hampshire University offers more than 180 accredited online programs leading to undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates. Programs are designed to be flexible, fitting in with students’ schedules and budgets, while maintaining the school’s tradition of academic excellence.
Best Courier and Delivery Service: Green Mountain Messenger
57 Harvey Road, Londonderry 603-626-7120 www.shipgmm.com
Beginning in 1987 with one route, Green Mountain Messenger has grown to over 100 daily routes and become a full-service provider of courier and same-day delivery services in the New England region. With New Hampshire offices in Londonderry and West Lebanon, GMM’s dedicated management team of experienced problem-solvers has provided its customers with cost-effective and efficient transportation solutions resulting in a solid base of long-term satisfied customers.
Best Sporting Event to Take Clients to: New Hampshire Fisher Cats
1 Line Drive, Manchester 603-641-2005 www.milb.com/new-hampshire
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats were founded in October 2003 as the AA Eastern League Affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. In the first season, the Fisher Cats played at historic Gill Stadium, located on Manchester’s east side, and won the 2004 Eastern League Championship. The team moved to its current home in 2005 at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium in downtown Manchester on the banks of the Merrimack River. The ballpark, which seats 6,500 people, regularly hosts theme nights to support local nonprofits.
Best Electricity Provider: Eversource Energy
780 No. Commercial Street, Manchester 603-669-4000 www.eversource.com
Eversource Energy is New England’s largest energy delivery company, with approximately 3.7 million electric and natural gas customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. More than 8,000 men and women are actively working to prevent problems before they arise and fix errors in good and bad weather, making sure the energy that powers the region is always there.
Best Local Bank for Small Business: Bank of New Hampshire
Locations throughout New Hampshire 62 Pleasant Street, Laconia 603-524-12 www.banknh.com
Whether your business is an LLC, partnership, corporation, sole proprietor, nonprofit, club, association or other non-individual, Bank of New Hampshire has an account that fits all business needs. Bank of New Hampshire offers three types of checking accounts for each business setup as well as money market and savings accounts, sub-accounting — which enables a business to have multiple deposit accounts with a summary of total withdrawals and interest earned — and certificates of deposit ranging from six months to five years.
Best Regional Bank for Small Business: TD Bank
Locations throughout New Hampshire 70 Bay Street, Manchester 888-751-9000 www.tdbank.com
One of the 10 largest banks in the U.S., TD Bank offers a broad array of retail, small business and commercial banking products and services to nearly eight million customers through its extensive network of 1,300 convenient locations.
TD provides business solutions to companies of all sizes. Its small business banking division offers hassle-free accounts and personalized services, as well as a dedicated small business representative with every account. Its commercial banking division offers treasury management services, loans and lines of credit, leasing and equipment finance, and more.
Best Regional Commercial Lender: Bank of New Hampshire
256 Wallace Road, Bedford 1-800-832-0912 www.banknh.com
Bank of New Hampshire’s team of experienced commercial bankers work with clients to understand the financing requirements of each business. Bank of New Hampshire offers loan terms and conditions that allow for purchasing, refinancing or expanding commercial real estate; purchasing equipment and other assets; meeting short-term, seasonal or other work capital requirements; or acquiring or expanding a business.
Best Financial Planner: Edward Jones
Locations throughout New Hampshire www.edwardjones.com
With several financial advisors around southern New Hampshire, Edward Jones is dedicated to helping clients develop strategies to reach important long-term financial goals, such as paying for a child’s education, retiring on your terms or creating a family legacy. In addition to offering traditional investment products, Edward Jones financial planners assess clients’ needs, develop goals, implement solutions and regularly review portfolios, keeping clients’ best interests in mind.
Best Investment Firm: Fidelity Investments
1 Spartan Way, Merrimack 603-791-5000 www.fidelity.com
Fidelity Investments is one of the world’s largest providers of financial services. Founded in 1946, the firm is a leading provider of investment management, retirement planning, portfolio guidance, brokerage, benefits outsourcing and many other financial products and services to more than 20 million individuals and institutions, as well as through 5,000 financial intermediary firms.
Best Credit Union: St. Mary’s Bank
200 McGregor Street, Manchester 1-800-950-8850 www.stmarysbank.com
As the first credit union in the United States, St. Mary’s Bank has been helping New Hampshire residents with a wide range of affordable products and services for more than a century. Members can achieve their financial goals with best-in-market services and trusted financial advice regarding personal loans, real estate loans, business banking and financial planning. Membership is open to anyone with the purchase of one share of capital stock for $5.
Best Fuel Provider: Palmer Gas & Oil
13 Hall Farm Road, Atkinson 603-898-7986 www.palmergas.com
Touting to provide the friendliest, simplest and safest service in Southern New Hampshire and Northern Massachusetts, Palmer Gas & Oil remains a family-owned business that has grown from its quaint beginnings in the early 1900s. Its automatic delivery, easy building and maintenance plans make it easy to keep your tank full and your equipment in tip-top shape.
Best Solar Energy Company: ReVision Energy
7 Commercial Drive, Brentwood 603-679-1777 78 Main Street, Enfield, NH 603-632-1263 www.revisionenergy.com
ReVision Energy is a 100% employee-owned solar company. Founded in 2003, for 18 years, ReVision employees been focused on building a better world through the deployment of solar energy. With five New England offices, ReVision Energy is a renewable energy contracting company that provides a full range of engineering, design, installation and equipment service for homes, businesses, municipal buildings and nonprofits. A registered benefit corporation, ReVision prides itself on being a missiondriven company that makes a substantial effort to embody its values in every interaction with customers, suppliers and the community as well as amongst its staff.
Best Florist: Chalifour’s Flowers, Gift & Gourmet
46 Elm Street, Manchester 603-623-8844 www.chalifours.com
Whether it be a magnificent vase arrangement of roses for someone special in your life, birthday flowers or a heartfelt note of appreciation to business clients, you can rely on Chalifour’s decades of experience in bringing the very best that flowers can offer. Since 1940, Chalifour’s has expertly arranged, packed and hand-delivered flowers, plant and gourmet gift baskets to your destination.
Best Hotel for Business Travel: Bedford Village Inn
2 Olde Bedford Way, Bedford 603-472-2001 bedfordvillageinn.com
Accommodations at the Bedford Village Inn are the most luxurious and charming in New England. BVI offers 64 suites, all wired with fiber optic internet access. It also provides an ideal location for business meetings and small corporate functions, whether hosting a seminar for 12 or a dinner reception for 225. Business amenities include complimentary audiovisual facilities and secretarial, translation and administrative support services, with some areas wired for videoconferencing.
Best Corporate Event Caterer: T-BONES Meats, Sweets & Catering
66 Union Street, Manchester 603-488-2828 www.greatnhrestaurants.com/we-catergreater.html
T-BONES Meats, Sweets & Catering provides the same quality and hospitality expected from T-BONES, Cactus Jacks and Copper Door restaurants with a menu custom-designed to fit your occasion. Talk to dedicated catering professionals about breakfast, lunch and dinner options for your next corporate event, private party or backyard BBQ.
Best Small Venue for Meetings and Events: LaBelle Winery
345 NH-101, Amherst 603-672-9898 www.labellewinerynh.com
Resting atop a quiet and picturesque hilltop with rolling vineyards, LaBelle Winery is the premier event venue for corporate entertaining and social celebrations of all sizes and styles. With outstanding service and cuisine, group wine tastings, vineyard and wine cellar tours, in-house audiovisual, custom furnishings and much more, LaBelle Winery offers several amenities to add a unique atmosphere for any event. LaBelle Winery’s corporate sales associates also help assist in planning the perfect event — one that is creative and memorable.
Best Medium Venue for Meetings and Events: Grappone Conference Center
70 Constitution Avenue, Concord 603-225-0303 www.grapponeconferencecenter.com
With the largest ballroom and function space in the Concord area, the Grappone Conference Center is an ideal destination for your corporate event. All meeting rooms offer high-speed internet access, individual lighting, sound, heat and air-conditioning controls. Its dedicated team of event planners and culinary experts assist with every detail of your event, from technical audiovisual needs, complex floor plans to unlimited food and beverage possibilities. Its Granite Ballroom comfortably accommodates up to 500 guests.
Best Large Venue for Meetings and Events: Omni Mount Washington Resort
310 Mount Washington Road, Bretton Woods 603-278-1000 www.omnihotels.com/mtwashington
As grand as the history behind it, Omni Mount Washington Resort is a favorite New England retreat and host to dozens of political, business and artistic gatherings. In January 2009, Omni Mount Washington Resort opened the Presidential Wing, one of the largest meeting spaces in northern New Hampshire, with a total of 30,000 square feet of meeting space, as well as a 25,000-square-foot spa and salon. The hotel’s varied meeting rooms are perfect for a wide range of meetings, including training sessions, customer presentations, team-building seminars and strategic planning retreats.
Its staff is ready to attend to every detail, from itinerary planning to audiovisual equipment to custom menus.
Best Networking Event: Greater Manchester Chamber Annual Dinner
54 Hanover Street, Manchester 603-744-0400 www.manchester-chamber.org
Since 1954, the Greater Manchester Chamber has presented one outstanding individual the Citizen of the Year Award at its annual dinner. The event draws a large crowd of business leaders from the region, with plenty of networking time before a celebration of an individual with outstanding leadership and citizenship in the community, while demonstrating exemplary vision, civic pride and commitment to the betterment of society.
Best Office Supplies: W.B. Mason
12 Murphy Drive, Nashua 888-926-2766 www.wbmason.com
Since 1898, the dedicated people at W.B. Mason have been passionate about bringing their amazingly low prices, superior delivery and outstanding personal service to businesses of all sizes for all of their office products needs. Headquartered in Brockton, Mass., W.B. Mason has grown to become the largest, privately owned office products dealer in the United States, with over 30 locations spanning 11 states, with everything you need for your office, from supplies and furniture to break room and janitorial goods.
Best Locally Owned Office Supplier: Central Paper Products
21 Riverside Street, Nashua 888-578-9303 www.centralpaperonline.com
Central Paper has been specializing in paper for over 60 years, representing the nation’s leading paper manufacturers including Neenah Paper, Wausau Paper and Xerox Paper. Central Paper offers customers online ordering and account maintenance. It also has five full-service Paperworks retail stores in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
Best Office Furniture: W.B. Mason
12 Murphy Drive, Nashua 888-926-2766 www.wbmason.com
W.B. Mason is one of the leading furniture suppliers in the country, providing assistance with designing and implementing an entire office layout to picking up a new office chair. W.B. Mason’s furniture for the office selection includes desks and workstations, chairs and seating, conference and reception furniture, files and storage, sit-stand ergonomic furniture, and more. W.B. Mason can help businesses provide employees with a healthy, active, and productive work environment.
Best Locally Owned Office Furniture: Joe’s Discount Office Furniture
155 North Broadway, Salem 603-458-5083 www.officefurniturediscounted.com
Joe’s Discount is a family-owned business committed to getting employers the best office furniture and seating for the lowest prices found anywhere either online or in-store. To help with the decision-making process, Joe’s offers fabric and finish samples customers can bring to the office space. For easier transitions, delivery, carry-in, unboxing, assembly and packing material disposal (white glove service) can be quoted and provided at an additional cost.
Best Office Cleaning Service: The Cleaning Guy
PO Box 1438, Concord 603-410-6449 www.thecleaningguynh.com
For more than 30 years, The Cleaning Guy has been providing unmatched commercial cleaning services out of the greater Manchester area to residences and businesses across the state. Its mission is to clean for health — that is, cleaning to keep facilities healthier places to work.
It provides services such as daily and weekly office cleaning, carpet, window and floor care with the very best, high-quality equipment.
Best Payroll Service: ADP Payroll Solutions
100 Gay Street, Manchester 800-225-5237 www.adp.com
ADP is one of the world’s largest providers of business outsourcing solutions. Leveraging more than 55 years of experience, ADP offers a wide range of services including human resources, payroll, tax and benefits administration solutions. ADP’s easy-to-use solutions for employers provide superior value to companies of all types and sizes.
Best Locally Owned Payroll Service: Trivantus
20 Market Street, Manchester 603-624-7788 www.trivantus.com
Trivantus is a locally owned and operated payroll processing company specializing in streamlining employers’ outsourcing needs. In addition to processing payroll, Trivantus offers human resource and benefits services for all size businesses.
Best Employee Benefits: CGI Business Solutions
5 Dartmouth Avenue, Auburn 866-841-4600 www.cgibusinesssolutions.com
Your employees are your most important asset. To attract the very best talent you must differentiate yourself by offering a benefits package that your competitors cannot offer. CGI Business Solutions’ benefits consultants work in conjunction with its in-house underwriting team to leverage decades of industry experience, benchmarking and claims analysis to create effective benefits programs at competitive prices.
Best Commercial Insurance Broker: Cross Insurance Agency
800-999-7345 www.crossagency.com
Headquartered in Maine with nine offices in New Hampshire, Cross Insurance Agency offers experience in all facets of insurance protection — and more than 400 knowledgeable employees — so it can always assemble the team best suited to meet its clients’ business and personal insurance needs. Its business products are tailored for a range of industries and include property, general liability, business interruption income, commercial auto, workers’ compensation, cyber liability, professional liability and more. Its fully staffed employee benefits division represents more than 1,500 employee benefit clients throughout Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and each client is assigned a minimum of two Cross representatives: an account executive, whose principal responsibility is front-line contact, and a benefits specialist, working in a day-to-day fashion with each client.
Best Health Insurance Provider: Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NH
1155 Elm Street, Suite 200, Manchester 603-541-2112 www.anthem.com
With more than 75 years of experience in New Hampshire, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and parent company Anthem, Inc., is committed to make quality healthcare simpler, more affordable and more accessible. Today, nearly 300,000 Granite Staters rely on Anthem’s healthcare benefits, products and services, along with a range of specialty products including pharmacy benefit management, dental and vision.
Best Hospital: Elliot Hospital
1 Elliot Way, Manchester 603-669-5300 www.elliothospital.org
Elliot Health System is a nonprofit organization serving the healthcare needs of the community since 1890, when it opened the first community hospital in the state. Today, Elliot Hospital is a 296-bed acute care facility and Elliot Health System is the largest provider of comprehensive healthcare services in southern New Hampshire. Elliot is home to Manchester’s designated Regional Trauma Center, Elliot Breast Health Center, Elliot Urgent Care, a Level 3 Newborn Intensive Care Unit, Elliot Medical Group, Elliot Regional Cancer Center, Elliot Senior Health Center, Visiting Nurse Association of Manchester and Southern New Hampshire, 1-Day Surgery Center, Elliot Memory & Mobility Center, NH Arthritis Center, Elliot Retail Pharmacy, The Elliot at River’s Edge, and Elliot Medical Centers in Bedford, Londonderry and Hooksett.
Best Copy Services: Copy Express
923 Elm Street, Manchester 603-625-4960 23 Main Street, Suite 1C, Center Harbor 603-279-5939 copyexpress.com
Starting out as a small, family-run operation in 1972, The Copy Shop balances high-quality work and professionalism with their roots as a family establishment. Business owners and operators can expect cost-effective solutions to all of their graphic and printed business communication needs.
Best Long-Run Printer: Spectrum Printing & Graphics
95 Eddy Road, Suite 101, Manchester 603-627-0042 www.spectrumprinting.com
Spectrum Printing & Graphics offers a comprehensive list of services through its commercial printing division for print jobs of any quantity, from long-run direct mail promotional campaigns to large format signs to general commercial printing. Its commercial equipment is specifically designed to fulfill the diverse range of requirements, and Spectrum’s private trucking fleet and national distribution network ensures projects arrive on time.
Best Short-Run Printer: Spectrum Printing & Graphics
95 Eddy Road, Suite 101, Manchester 603-627-0042 www.spectrumprinting.com
From flyers and custom direct mailing solutions to basic stationery and business cards, Spectrum Printing & Graphic’s digital printing equipment produces custom solutions for jobs with fewer than 500 to 1,000 pieces. Its turnkey direct mail programs and award-winning creative services allow companies of all sizes to generate superior results, with additional finishing options that can kick their marketing up a notch.
Best Promotional Products Supplier: Fully Promoted of Southern New Hampshire
410 South River Road, Suite 6, Bedford 603-647-9994 www.fullypromotedsnh.com
A group of marketing professionals with branding expertise, the team at Fully Promoted of Southern New Hampshire providing businesses with creative ideas, direction and expertise. Fully Promoted of Southern New Hampshire’s staff take the time to help get the message right — from branded promotional products campaigns, employee retention programs to custom branded merchandise e- commerce solutions
Best Luxury Auto Dealership: Tulley BMW
170 Auto Center Road, Manchester 888-453-4380 www.tulleybmw.com
With locations in Nashua and Manchester, Tulley BMW treats the needs of each individual customer with paramount concern. Its experienced sales staff is eager to share its knowledge and enthusiasm about its range of new and certified pre-owned BMWs. Both facilities also have BMW Service Centers, which are staffed with experienced, BMW-trained technicians who will quickly diagnose and remedy any areas of concern and get you back on the road quickly and safely.
Best Auto Dealership: Grappone Automotive Group
594 State Route 3A, Bow 800-528-8993 www.grappone.com
Grappone’s team of experts are regularly reviewing local and national sites to find the best price for the vehicle based on current market conditions. That’s why the sticker price on Grappone’s vehicles is the best price, and often lower than what customers would expect after spending hours negotiating. How do you know it’s true? Because Grappone’s sales staff is not paid on the selling price of the vehicle.
Best Auto Fleet Dealership: AutoFair Automotive Group
Dealerships in Manchester, Nashua, Stratham and Merrimack 603-634-1000 www.autofair.com
AutoFair is prompt and efficient in assisting businesses with finding an appropriate company car or fleet of vehicles for their needs. Clients checking their vehicles into service or checking in or out a loaner vehicle will receive valet service to their vehicle and friendly customer service. Businesses across the southern half of the state have access to Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Subaru and Volkswagen models.
Best Car Service: Grace Limousine and Shuttle
995 Goffstown Road, Manchester 603-666-0203 www.gracelimo.com
Family-owned and -operated from Manchester since 1990, Grace Limousine is committed to providing the best in personal, special event and corporate transportation. More than just transportation, Grace’s fleet includes Lincoln sedans, a stretch Navigator, a 1956 Rolls Royce Bentley and “green” vehicles such as the Lexus SUV hybrid, as well as stretch limousines equipped with LCD TV’s and DVD players.
Best Commercial Signage: Barlo Signs
158 Greeley Street, Hudson 603-882-2638 www.barlosigns.com
Creating exceptional signage since 1969, Barlo Signs began as a small sign shop in the garage of Arthur and Pam Bartlett. With steady growth each year, Barlo Signs has expanded into every facet of the sign industry, with a 35,000-square-foot facility in New Hampshire as well as a facility in Mexico.
Best Young Professionals Network: Manchester Young Professionals
www.manchester-chamber.org/chamber/about/manchesteryoungprofessionals
The Manchester Young Professionals is an initiative of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce to engage, educate and empower young professionals and emerging leaders. MYP regularly organizes social opportunities to connect with fellow young professionals, meaningful avenues to get involved in our community, mentorship programs, and interactive and experiential programs.
BBest Business Startup Competition: UNH’s Paul J. Holloway Prize Competition
paulcollege.unh.edu/holloway-competition
Named in honor of New Hampshire entrepreneur Paul J. Holloway, the Holloway competition is open to all students of the University System of New Hampshire. Established in 1988, the competition presents cash awards to winning teams and runners-up who demonstrate a solid plan for bringing an innovative product or service to market. The rigor of the competition maximizes educational value, prepares students for the realities of the business world and helps to generate new business opportunities.
Best Bankruptcy Law Firm: McLane Middleton, P.A.
900 Elm Street, 10th Floor, Manchester 603-625-6464 www.mclane.com
Regardless of your role in a particular matter, McLane Middleton can help protect business interests and make the bankruptcy process a little less arduous. McLane Middleton’s bankruptcy attorneys represent secured and unsecured creditors, customers and vendors, creditor committees, equity security holders, purchasers of assets and trustees. With offices in Concord, Manchester and Portsmouth, McLane Middleton’s Business Litigation Group works together to address each bankruptcy or commercial solvency matter involving issues such as intellectual property, employment, corporate or criminal law.
Best Corporate Law Firm: Shaheen & Gordon
107 Storrs Street, Concord 603-819-4231 www.shaheengordon.com
Shaheen & Gordon attorneys provide responsive service with the confidence to take the time to carefully analyze and understand clients’ business, strategic and/or litigation goals before offering advice. With offices in Concord, Dover, Manchester and Nashua, Shaheen & Gordon’s legal team offers firstclass business litigation services that allow clients legal footing as a foundation for a successful business.
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