Milestone Anniversaries
10th Anniversary
Alumni Ventures, Manchester
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Since 2014, Alumni Ventures has raised more than $1.3 billion from 10,000 investors and backed over 1,400 portfolio companies. It is among the top 20 VC firms in North America, according to CB Insights.
Apparel Impact, Hooksett
apparelimpact.com
Apparel Impact generates millions in revenue, while in 2023, diverting 10 million pounds of clothing, shoes and textiles from landfills. It has 1,400 collection bins in more than 300 municipalities.
NewPower Worldwide, Nashua
newpowerww.com
NewPower Worldwide provides inventory management, excess/surplus mitigation, and cost savings services. NewPower serves about 2,400 active customers and generates more than $2 billion in annual sales.
Senior Helpers of Southern NH, Stratham
seniorhelpers.com/nh/se-new-hampshire
Senior Helpers of Southern NH offers personalized home care services ranging from companion care for seniors to in-depth specialized care for those with Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Parkinson’s and other chronic diseases.
20th Anniversary
Clear Choice Home Improvements, Manchester
clearchoicehomeimprovement.com
The home remodeling contractor services 15 communities in NH, Maine and Massachusetts. It ranked among the 20 fastest growing Family-Owned Businesses in NH in 2024.
Counseling Associates of New London
ca-mh.com
Co-Owners Betsy Harrison and Susan Borchert were named the Small Business Administration’s 2024 NH Small Business Persons of the Year. Counseling Associates has expanded to seven locations and increased its reach through telehealth options. The organization, which offers mental health therapy, has more than
85 professionals.
Liberty House, Manchester
libertyhousenh.org
A program of Catholic Charities NH, Liberty House provides a substance-free transitional program to help Veterans get back on their feet.
Mainstay Technologies, Manchester
mstech.com
This IT firm‘s success stems from its core belief in using the power of technology, work, and business to help people flourish. “This is the true purpose of business: To be a self-sustaining force for good,” the company states on its website.
Michael Thomas Salon, Manchester
michaelthomassalon.net
This high-end salon has grown from a small space in one of Manchester’s mill buildings to a large building on Second Street with a staff of a dozen stylists, estheticians, and makeup artists.
Visiting Angels of Auburn and Gilford NH
visitingangels.com/auburn
A private homecare services provider that has grown to be among the Top Family-Owned Businesses in NH in 2024.
Zorvino Vineyards, Sandown
zorvino.com
Jim and Cheryl Zanello purchased the 80-acre lot in Sandown in 2000 for their retirement. Within four years they turned their winemaking hobby into a business with more than 60 wines and a popular wedding and event venue.
25th Anniversary
Boothby Therapy Services, Laconia
boothbytherapy.com
Maren Boothby began as a sole practitioner providing therapy services in small, rural NH schools. Today, Boothby Therapy Services has more than 200 employees delivering speech, occupational therapy, school psychology, counseling, special education, and consulting services to thousands of children across NH, Maine, and Vermont.
Goodwin Recruiting, Exeter
goodwinrecruiting.com
Goodwin Recruiting was launched by Restaurateur Eric Goodwin to help other hospitality leaders recruit talent. The agency also recruits for executive, financial, industrial, healthcare, and professional services positions.
MicroDaq, Concord
microdaq.com
MicroDAQ was created by Philip Reeder in a small office over his Warner garage in 1999, selling data loggers and data acquisition products. Since then, the growing business has upsized twice. Its current location includes an in-house ISO accredited calibration lab.
Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications, Manchester
loebschool.org
This school promotes and defends the First Amendment and provides courses focused on the communications field with an emphasis on journalism studies. In August 2023, the school announced a strategic affiliation with the NH Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.
Summer House Furnishings, Rye
summerhousefurnishings.com
Run by Stephanie Saltonstall and Andrea Checovich, Summer House Furnishings provides a range of furniture as well as original artwork and design services.
30th Anniversary
Checkmate Payroll Services, Concord
checkmatepayroll.com
Originally, this second-generation family business provided clients with concierge level payroll and payroll tax filing services. Over the years, it has expanded to time management, HCM technology, ACA tracking and tax reporting.
Greater Nashua Habitat for Humanity
nashuahabitat.org
This nonprofit focused on creating affordable housing has built 15 homes and completed 52 home repair projects in 14 communities since 1994.
Northstar Financial Planning Windham
northstarfp.com
This all-female financial planning firm is focused on helping clients in transition, including women confronting a life change, small business owners and executives, couples preparing for the future, and those retiring soon.
Resource Management Inc., Holderness
rmirecycles.com
Resource Management Inc. assists with management strategies and solutions for agribusiness, topsoil purveyors, product generators and municipalities.
Rimol Greenhouse Systems, Hooksett
rimol.com
In the 30 years since its inception, Rimol Greenhouse Systems has developed into a commercial greenhouse manufacturing and distribution company, shipping greenhouses all over the U.S.
RiverWoods Exeter
riverwoodsnh.org/exeter
RiverWoods was founded by a grassroots group of residents, around a kitchen table led by Rosemary Coffin and Maryanna Hatch. The group opened this continuing care retirement community in 1994 and today RiverWoods Exeter has three campuses.
SCA NH Conservation Corps, Charlestown
thesca.org
SCA NH and its volunteers have given nearly one million hours of service to environmental education programming and completing conservation service projects that improve and protect the state’s recreational, environmental, and cultural resources.
Smuttynose Brewing Company, Hampton
smuttynose.com
This beer company grew until 2018, when financial pressures forced the craft brewer into a bank auction. The Provident Bank purchased the company at auction and sold it to Runnymede Investments. The sale included the Smuttynose brand, its LEED-Gold certified facility and its restaurant. The company relaunched Smuttlabs to experiment with small-batch beers and develop new flavors.
WREN, Bethlehem
wrenworks.org
Located in downtown Bethlehem, WREN is a women-led nonprofit with more than 350 members and supporting more than 120 local artists and makers through a store, gallery, classes, workshops, and community workspace.
The Wright Museum of WWII Wolfeboro
wrightmuseum.org
The museum is the creation of the late David Wright to educate the public about the contributions on the home front and battlefields made by World War II-era Americans. Nearly 300,000 people have visited the Wright Museum.
35th Anniversary
The Conway Daily Sun
conwaydailysun.com
This newspaper serves the Mount Washington Valley with a daily circulation of 16,100 Tuesdays through Saturdays.
CoreMedical Group, Manchester
coremedicalgroup.com
This healthcare staffing firm places nurses, allied health professionals, and healthcare professionals across the country. In 2024, it was named to Staffing Industry Analysts list of Fastest-Growing Staffing Firms.
Giuseppe’s Pizzeria & Ristorante, Meredith
giuseppesnh.com
Giuseppe’s Pizzeria & Ristorante is a family owned and operated full-service restaurant founded by the late Joe “Giuseppe” Gnerre and now run by his daughter Julie Gnerre-Bourgeois.
PR Russell, Brentwood
prmulch.com
Producing and selling bark mulch and soil products, PR Russell ranks among the Top 100 Private Companies and Top Family-Owned Businesses in NH.
Relyco, Dover
relyco.com
This supplier of print materials with 30,000 customers began donating 1% of its online sales to charitable causes in 2022. In 2019, founder Michael Steinberg was named the Dover Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year.
Secondwind Water Systems, Manchester
secondwindwater.com
Secondwind serves more than 10,000 residential, commercial, and public water system clients. The company is currently led by an all-female management team.
Worldcom Exchange Inc., Salem
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This IT services consulting firm became an HP reseller in 2002, an IBM reseller in 2003 and a reseller of Sun Microsystems, Dell, EMC, Red Hat, Oracle and Cisco in 2007.In 2012 WEI became on of 77 Apple enterprise partners in the U.S. By 2015 the company hit $1 billion in sales over its 26-year history.
40th Anniversary
CCA Global Partners, Manchester
ccaglobalpartners.com
Alan Greenberg and Howard Brodsky founded CCA Global Partners with a vision to be a significant force in the floor-covering industry while still maintaining autonomy for independent flooring retailers. What began as a 13-member cooperative of flooring retailers is now a global company with 3,900 member locations, 13 affiliate companies, and 40,000 childcare centers. It is the second largest private company in NH.
Concord Community Music School
ccmusicschool.org
This school is modeled after the Settlement House tradition in which artists and community members came together to provide access to education, music, and the arts for people in underserved communities.
Contemporary Automotive, Milford
contemporarychryslerdodgejeepram.com
The dealership started on a vacant lot, operating in a trailer with only three employees. The family-owned business has grown to more than 30 employees and a dealership offering vehicles by Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, RAM, and FIAT.
Energy Resources Group, Farmington
energyresourcesgroup.us
The second-generation family-owned and woman-led mechanical contractor serves the power generation industry. It specializes in steam turbines and rotating equipment, hydro turbines,
pump and valves.
Henniker Area Rotary Club
hennikerrotaryclub.com
The club services Henniker and Hillsboro, as well as Deering, Weare, Washington, Windsor and Antrim. Its largest fundraiser is the Flag Project. For $55 the club will erect a flag on your property five times for about a week on Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Sept. 11, and Veteran’s Day.
iCAD, Nashua
icadmed.com
This publicly traded medical technology firm creates artificial intelligence solutions that help health care providers and professionals to detect breast, prostate and colorectal cancers. This year it established strategic partnerships with Densitas, CancerIQ, RAD-AID to improve the end-to-end breast health care.
Keystone Management, Concord
keystonemanagement.com
Led by Eaton and Myles Tarbell, Keystone Management has grown to 300 employees managing 10,000 apartments, 100,000 square feet of commercial office space, and 300 pads in manufactured home parks in NH, Maine, and North Carolina.
45th Anniversary
Cirtronics Corporation, Milford
cirtronics.com
Cirtronics, an advanced contract manufacturer of security, robotics, and medical devices, was founded in 1979 by Gerardine Ferlins to build a company that “was as focused on people as it was on profits,” according to the company’s website.
50th Anniversary
Catholic Medical Center, Manchester
catholicmedicalcenter.org
Catholic Medical Center (CMC) has become one of NH’s largest health systems, licensed for 330- beds, with and medical staff of over 400 providers and more than 3,000 employees, all serving more than 180,000 patients annually. It is home to the nationally-renowned New England Heart & Vascular Institute.
The Conway Scenic Railroad
conwayscenic.com
A tourist staple, The Conway Scenic Railroad’s trains depart from an 1874 train station in North Conway Village. One of its popular events is the festive trips to Conway on board Santa’s Holiday Express.
The Children’s Center, Wolfeboro
thechildrenscenternh.org
The center opened at the American Legion Hall in Wolfeboro to support the childcare needs of families in the Wolfeboro area. By 1976 it became the first mainstream preschool special education program in NH. The center serves children ages six weeks to 12 years.
HEB Engineers, North Conway
hebengineers.com
HEB Engineers was founded in 1974 as H. Edmund Bergeron Civil Engineers and Land Surveyors to serve the Mount Washington Valley and has grown steadily into a diversified consulting firm. Today it has civil, structural, and land surveying teams, 30 employees and offices in North Conway and Bridgeton, Maine.
Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care Alliance NH, Concord
homecarenh.org
This nonprofit provides education, advocacy, leadership and networking for NH’s home care, hospice and palliative care industry. The Alliance was formed in 1974 as the Home Care Association of NH and in 2018 merged with the NH Hospice & Palliative Care Organization.
NH Division of Historical Resources, Concord
nhdhr.dncr.nh.gov
The mission of the division is to preserve and celebrate NH’s historic resources. In the early 2000s the NH State Register of Historic Places, the Conservation License Plate Program and the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program were created. More recently, the Division of Historical Resources launched the Enhanced Mapping and Management Information Tool as the first step in providing a comprehensive digital archive and access to the division’s more than 16,000 records.
New Hampshire Humanities, Concord
nhhumanities.org
New Hampshire Humanities connects people to ideas and the stories of NH. As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, NH Humanities partnered with Vermont Humanities and the Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street program to bring a traveling exhibit, Crossroads: Change in Rural America, to small towns in both states through August 2025.
55th Anniversary
New Morning Schools, Bedford
newmorningschools.com
New Morning Schools was founded to provide affordable care and has grown to provide care to more than 1,000 children per day in 15 locations. It offers preschool and kindergarten programs, before and after school programs, and The Imagine Program, a club-based enrichment program for students in grades K-6.
60th Anniversary
Bob and Sons Automotive, Manchester
bobandsonsauto.com
This family-owned business was founded by Robert Poirier and Aime Brunelle, who bought the service station and renamed it Bob & Aime’s Texaco. By 1969, Brunelle sold his interest to Poirier, who renamed it Bob’s Texaco. His sons joined the automotive trade in 1983 and three years later the station changed its name to Bob & Sons Automotive. In 2019, Bob & Sons Automotive purchased Kelley Street Garage and added five service bays.
Bootleggers Footwear, Rochester
bootleggersfootwear.com
The footwear retailer was founded by Albert (Al) W. Miltner Sr. in New York before moving his business and family to Rochester, NH, in 1964, according to a 2015 article in The Rochester Voice. Miltner’s Shoes expanded to eight locations in three states, including Bootleggers Footwear Centers. After 40 years, Miltner’s Shoes closed its flagship Rochester location and reopened along Route 125 as Bootleggers, rebranding all its stores, according to an article in Foster’s Daily Democrat.
NH Lottery, Concord
nhlottery.com
State Representative Larry Pickett of Keene saw a sweepstakes as a way of raising money for education. Between 1953 and 1963, Pickett proposed a Sweepstakes bill five times, finally succeeding in getting it passed in 1963. New Hampshire cities and towns voted by special ballot and two days after the vote, sweepstakes tickets went on sale. This launched the first state lottery in the nation. To date, the lottery has contributed more than $2.6 billion to education.
85th Anniversary
HR Clough, Contoocook
hrclough.com
HR Clough was founded as a wood, grain, coal, and kerosene business by Harold R. Clough as Sawyer Coal & Grain. H.R. Clough became a fourth-generation family-owned business with Blaine and Stacy Davis overseeing daily operations and the team of energy sales and service professionals. The company now offers delivery of oil, propane, and motor fuels; and design, installation, service and maintenance of oil, gas, and alternative energy systems as well as air conditioning and water conditioning systems.
90th Anniversary
Annalee Dolls, Meredith
annalee.com
“Annalee Thorndike and husband, Chip, lived on a chicken farm in Meredith. After the chicken farm failed in the early 1950s, Annalee was forced to get serious about her childhood hobby of doll making with a dash of Yankee influence. The old chicken coop became a design room. Chip became a salesman. Annalee became a doll maker,” Annalee Dolls states on its website. The doll’s popularity grew over the years and became collector’s items. Annalee passed away in 2002, shortly after the decision to outsource manufacturing overseas. The company was acquired by its manufacturer but continues to operate as The Annalee Gift Shop
in Meredith.
100th Anniversary
The Colonial Theater, Keene
thecolonial.org
The performing arts center opened its doors in 1924 hosting live performances, film, opera, theatre, and vaudeville. The growing popularity of television in the 1940s brought on the rapid decline of vaudeville and by 1945 The Colonial Theatre discontinued live entertainment. In the 1950s, the theater installed a permanently fixed screen for movies, which prevented using the stage for live performances. In 1984 the Theatre was purchased by Steve Levin and Ira Gavin, who brought back live entertainment, but the theatre continued to fall into disrepair. In 1992 a group of community leaders, artists and businesspeople began discussing the restoration of the theatre and converting it to a nonprofit community performing arts center. In late 1993, The Colonial Theatre Group acquired the theatre and raised $2.5 million for renovations. The Colonial Theatre was named to the NH State Register of Historic Places in 2004. Each year, more than 50,000 patrons attend performances ranging from international touring productions to locally produced performances. Two years ago, the theater underwent extensive renovations and acquired and remodeled a second building, creating a new performance and event space.
Fimbel Garage Doors, Merrimack
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One hundred years ago, the Model T was being mass produced, and America decided their cars deserved a new style of door for garages—upward acting, or overhead, doors. Edward Fimbel Sr. struck a deal with the inventor of that door to become a manufacturer for them. Fimbel has a long history that includes family members spinning off 10 different Fimbel companies from that original manufacturer, including Fimbel Garage Doors in Merrimack. The Fimbel family opened a second manufacturing plant in Nashua in the early 1950s. While that plant closed decades later, the NH branch of the Fimbel family decided to spin out a company that focused on selling Fimbel garage doors as well as those from other manufacturers, says Jon Fimbel, general manager. That included Jon’s father Carl and his Uncle Mike. Jon and his brother Andy grew up in the family business and by 2014, when their uncle retired from the company, Carl invited his sons to become co-owners.
105th Anniversary
Bridges Bros Movers, Exeter
movewithbridges.com
Bridges Bros Movers was established in Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1919 and relocated to Exeter in 1995. The family-owned business was named the Small Business of the Year in 2021 by the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce. The company often donates the use of its trucks to help area nonprofits.
Wire Belt Company of America, Bedford
wirebelt.com
In 1919, Jesse Wade (J.W.) Greer founded the J.W. Greer Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to manufacture automated confectionery and bakery equipment. The company eventually grew to over 650 employees. In 1926, his son, Fred Greer, designed a machine that could create wire strands to be used in the chocolate coating machines. The wire belt division of J.W. Greer Co. continued to grow and in 1947, Wire Belt Co. of America was formed. In 1989, Wire Belt Company of America moved to Londonderry, NH. In 1996 and 1998, the company acquired operations in England and Germany. In 2023, the company moved to a larger state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Bedford.
125th Anniversary
Avery Insurance Wolfeboro and Portsmouth
averyinsurance.net
Tod and Vicki O’Dowd are the fourth generation owners of Avery Insurance. Tod’s great grandfather started the insurance firm in 1899 as Avery & Son. Tod, who serves as president, joined the family firm in the early 90s and Vicki eventually joined as vice president of marketing and operations. Avery has cultivated partnerships with several wealth advisors, CPAs and attorneys. In 2007, the firm opened an office in downtown Portsmouth. They further expanded in 2019, opening an office in New Orleans.
Granite VNA, Concord
granitevna.org
Granite VNA, which provides visiting nurse and hospice care, is also celebrating the 30th anniversary of Granite VNA Hospice House. Granite VNA was founded in 1899 as the Concord District Nursing Association by social reformer and author Lillian Carpenter Streeter and Dr. Nelson McMurphy. The two were inspired by the district nursing movement that began in England in 1859 to form an agency to tend to the health needs of Concord’s most vulnerable residents. Granite VNA Hospice House opened in 1994, and was the first of its kind in NH. Granite VNA is the result of several mergers of VNA organizations over the years, most recently between Concord Regional VNA and Central NH VNA & Hospice.
Richardson Electrical Company, Seabrook
richardsonelectrical.us
Richardson Electrical Company was started by Harry L. Anderson in Waltham, Massachusetts. Harry and another electrician installed electric igniters and wiring to electrically ignite gas lamps. Vaughan A. Richardson, Harry’s nephew, took over the company in 1926 after Harry passed. By the 1930s, Richardson Electrical began being paid by the Edison Company to wire homes, driving the company to work seven days a week for almost 15 years through the great depression. In 1950, Vaughan’s son, Gerald A. Richardson, joined the company. At the time, treatment of wastewater and town water supplies was expanding, and Gerald taught himself how to build early motor control centers and implement the new methods of monitoring and control of these systems. In the 1970s, the company built half of all the wastewater pumping stations in New England. In the 1980s, Gerald’s sons Vaughan A. Richardson II and Glen D. Richardson joined the company. In 2001, Linda S. Richardson, the fifth generation to lead the company, took over as president, expanding into industrial, commercial, and governmental markets as well as renewable energy.