

People lined up to get their pictures taken on the red carpet at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Kenney Awards Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center.
People eat dinner before the awards are announced at the Kenney Awards on Friday at the Augusta Civic Center.
Winner of the 2016 Cynergy Young Professional Kenney Award Nate Cotnoir speaks during the Kenney Awards on Friday at the Augusta Civic Center.
Antonio Juco and Rebecca Aron pose for photos in the red carpet entrance to the the Kenney Awards on Friday at the Augusta Civic Center.
Winner of the 2016 Cynergy Young Professional Kenney Award Nate Cotnoir speaks during the Kenney Awards on Friday at the Augusta Civic Center.
Theresa Kerchner, right, receives the Community Service Award on behalf of the Kennebec Land Trust at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Kenney Awards Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center.
Award presenters take the state at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Kenney Awards Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center.
Nate Cotnoir, center, is presented with the Cynergy Young Professional Award at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Kenney Awards Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center.
The red carpet was a popular place at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Kenney Awards Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center.
The crowd fills in the auditorium prior to the beginning of the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Kenney Awards Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center.
Rocky Gaslin, left, receives the Small Business of the Year Award on behalf of Rocky's Stove Shoppe at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Kenney Awards Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center.
Peter G. Thompson, center, receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Kenney Awards Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center.
Musicians perform for the audience at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Kenney Awards Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center.
Augusta Orthodontics receives the President's Choice Award at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Kenney Awards Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center.
A sign in the lobby welcomes people to the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Kenney Awards Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center.
C.B. Mattson was honored as the Large Business of the Year at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Kenney Awards Friday night at the Augusta Civic Center.