(KLZA)-- The Auburn Chamber of Commerce held their annual banquet Thursday night at the Eagles Club in Auburn.

Chamber Executive Director Leslie Clark presented the annual awards.

Catholic Social Services St. Francis Gift and Thrift Shop was named the Business of the Year.

A new award, The Golden Hive Award was presented to The Farmers Wife. The award focuses more on tourism and customer service due to the importance of them to the community.

The Emerging Leader of the Year Award was presented to Treats by Ashley; The Community Engaged Business of the Year is the Auburn Memorial Library and the Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Neighbor to Neighbor.

The Auburn Chamber was named a Certified, Creative District recently and the Auburn Summer Sounds Concert Series was presented the 2024 Event of the Year from the Nebraska Chamber Association.

The theme for the banquet was The Chamber of Curiosities.