 The Brainerd Lakes Chamber held their premiere annual event last night at Craigins Resort. Headlining the event was the presentation of the Business Legacy Award to a couple that has made the huge impact on the surrounding area. Reporter Rachel Johnson has more. It was a throwback to a classic Hollywood premiere last night during the Chamber's annual celebration of excellence. It's the biggest event that we have the entire year. We're honoring excellent businesses, small, medium and large, and the ones that are helping to come up to it. It's just a great, innovative celebration. The night kicked off with guests walking the red carpet before the program began. The night centered around four awards, the Business Excellence Award, the Small Business Award of the Year, the Business Legacy Award, and the announcement of the Destination Downtown 2.0 Business Challenge winner. It's a big event, and we have all of our staff and literally dozens of volunteers that come together to make, to really bring the Academy Awards feel to the brand like Syria. Paul and Lynn Hunt were chosen for this year's headlining honor, the 2018 Business Legacy Award. The Business Legacy Award is a lifetime achievement award for business. It honors a business that has achieved a great financial success, but also invested back in its employees and back in the community in a way that really leads a legacy for future generations. The Hunts were awarded for their passion for innovation and continuously looking to do and make things better for the community. Just overwhelmed and under and just like, wow, us? I didn't feel that old yet. The Hunts established Hunt Technologies Incorporated. They have used their success to give back to the region in a huge way. The community has done so much for us, and they've supported us and our family history is in the Brainerd area and Pequot included, you know, and it's just like, this is where our, where our roots are. And so you want to nourish those roots to really help it grow. For the chamber, it is important to recognize businesses that make an impact to inspire future community leaders. We recognize great businesses treating their employees well, growing, succeeding and giving back to the community. We see more of that. We expect more of that right here in our community. The Hunts and the other honorees of the night are great examples of what I've made the Brainerd Lakes area what it is today. Reporting from Brainerd, Rachel Johnson, Lakeland News. Jack Fine Brewery took home the Lakes Proud Small Business Award of the year and Cuyuna Regional Medical Center was honored with the 2018 Business Excellence Award. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.