Elm Grove Companies Wins Business of the Year with Business NH Magazine

Business of the Year Business NH Magazine

Elm Grove Companies is proud to announce that we have been awarded Business of the Year in the Construction, Engineering & Real Estate category by Business NH Magazine. This award is a testament to the dedication of our team and our mission to drive meaningful growth in the housing industry. A big congratulations to all the other category winners. We're proud to be recognized alongside such impactful organizations. Thank you to Business NH Magazine for this incredible honor. Read the full press release below.

Business NH Magazine and the NH Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives are announcing the winners of the 2025 Business Leader, Nonprofit Leader and Business of the Year Awards. Winners are featured in the May issue of Business NH Magazine.

Since 1991, Business NH Magazine and the NH Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives have recognized businesses and business leaders who demonstrate exemplary leadership in their industries and communities regardless of what is going on in the economy. The 2025 winners—which include eight Business of the Year winners in seven industry categories, a Nonprofit of the Year, as well as one Business Leader of the Year and one Nonprofit Leader of the Year— join a distinguished list of businesses and leaders who strive for and achieve excellence, and who make giving back to their communities a priority.

This year’s Business Leader of the Year, John Stebbins, took over leadership of his family’s business, PROCON, in 2021 after his father, Mark, passed away. He has continued his family’s legacy of building some of the largest projects in NH and giving back to the community.

This is the sixth year that the NH Charitable Foundation has partnered with Business NH Magazine to award a $5,000 unrestricted grant in honor of Walter J. Dunfey to the Nonprofit of the Year winner. This year’s winner is Gather, a Portsmouth-based nonprofit that, with 28 employees and more than 700 volunteers, finds innovative ways to combat food insecurity in the seacoast.

This also marks the third year Business NH Magazine has named a Nonprofit Leader of the Year. This year’s winner is Laurel Adams, president of the Regional Economic Development Center (REDC), who is dedicated to helping small businesses find the funding and resources they need to succeed. The NH Charitable Foundation is also providing a $5,000 unrestricted grant to the REDC.

Eight businesses in seven industry categories are also being announced. (The Health Care category has both a large company winner and a small company winner this year). These eight organizations were chosen because of their leadership in their industries, their commitment to their communities, and their involvement with their local chambers of commerce.

The 2025 winners are:

Apparel Impact, a Hooksett-based company launched in 2014 with a mission to reduce textile waste, support local communities, and promote environmental sustainability, receives the Business of the Year award for Business Services.  

Elm Grove Companies, a property management, real estate development, construction, and brokerage services company based in Hooksett with 90 employees, is the winner in the Construction, Engineering, Real Estate category.

  Bangor Savings Bank, which expanded into the NH market eight years ago and is about to open its ninth branch in the Granite State, has more than 100 employees in NH and donated more than $3.6 million to nonprofits in Maine and NH, is the winner in the Financial Services category.

  Elliot Health System, which has 3,969 employees spread over locations in eight southern NH communities delivered 2,248 babies, provided 30,184 cancer treatments, conducted 1.6 million lab tests and handled nearly 58,000 ER visits in 2024, has been named the large company winner in the Health Care category.

  Rehabilitation Equipment Services, the largest privately owned complex rehab technology provider in NH, providing an extensive inventory of home medical equipment to clients with mobility issues, has been named the small company winner in the Health Care category. The Manchester-based family-owned business has 41 employees.

Red Arrow Diner, with four locations, has served the community for more than 100 years and has become an iconic American Diner that is a priority visit for presidential candidates and a slew of celebrities. This is the second time it has been named the winner in the Hospitality/Tourism category. 

Whelen Engineering, which has been manufacturing emergency warning and lighting systems for more than 70 years, employs 1,300 of its more than 1,800 workers at a manufacturing facility in Charlestown, is the winner in the Manufacturing/Technology category.

Hanover Co-op Food Stores & Auto Service Centers in Hanover, which collaborates with hundreds of local and regional food producers, offering approximately 4,000 products sourced within a 100-mile radius, and employs more than 340 people, receives this year’s Business of the Year award in the Retail/Wholesale category.A Panel of Excellence comprised of executives from last year’s winning companies selected the winners based on the applicant’s financial health, industry leadership, letters of recommendation from chamber executives and business leaders, and community involvement.

Business NH Magazine will celebrate these great organizations and leaders at the Business and Business Leader of the Year Awards Luncheon on June 6 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Downtown Manchester Hotel. Click here to register for the event. The event is sponsored by the NH Charitable Foundation, Anthem, Eversource, and Northeast Delta Dental.