Victoria Spreng from the Lighthouse Foundation hugs Lisa Hunt after accepting the Nonprofit Excellence Award at the Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber's annual awards gala Wednesday at the Cranberry Marriot. Seb Foltz/ Special to the Eagle

The Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber recognized accomplishments within the business community Wednesday evening at the Pittsburgh Marriott North in Cranberry Township with over 200 chamber members and local business leaders in attendance.

Led by former news anchor Kelly Frey as the master of ceremonies, the event presented six awards to the business community. It also featured Beth Caldwell, executive director of Pittsburgh Professional Women, as the keynote speaker.

“We love this event,” chamber president Jim Boltz said. “We get to recognize our members with the six different awards. That comes with 30 total nominees. It's nice to also see some people we only get to see occasionally. We have also exceeded what we wanted in attendance.”

The chamber, which has a presence in Butler, Beaver and Allegheny counties, presented the following awards: young professional of the year, nonprofit excellence, distinguished business, prestigious business leader, women entrepreneur excellence and outstanding volunteer service.