New Glasgow is a thriving combination of small, mid-size and large businesses. There are several commercial, service and business districts in the town, which include the Downtown core, Westville Road, East River Road, Stellarton Road and a Business Park in the Parkdale area.
New Glasgow is also home to businesses and organizations such as:
- Maritimes and Northeast Pipelines Operations Centre
- Stright-MacKay Ltd.
- S. W. Weeks Construction Ltd.
- I. Matheson Company Ltd.
- Ballantyne Fuels Ltd.
- The Aberdeen Regional Hospital
- Crombie REIT
- The Highland Square Mall
- Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
- New Glasgow Farmers Market
- Three Sobeys grocery stores
- Atlantic Superstore
- MacGillivray Law
- A Web.com Canada Operations Centre
- Most major car dealerships and major financial institutions.