​Adam Alexander, NASCAR ​co-host and ​announcer​, will highlight the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce 30th annual gala on Friday, Jan​. ​12​ ​at The Peninsula Club​. Awards will be given for entrepreneurship, community service and leadership.

Joshua Dobi​, of Dobi Financial Group in ​Cornelius​, will take over ​the volunteer chair reins from Jay Lesemann Jr. ​​The 950-member chamber​, which​ will focus on entrepreneurship in the new year, works with SCORE and Central Piedmont Community College ​to help support business growth in and around Huntersville, Davidson and Cornelius.

Gold Sponsors of the ​gala include Carolinas Healthcare Systems, Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine, Duke Energy, Novant Health, The McIntosh Law Firm, and Wells Fargo. The Silver Sponsors are Truliant Federal Credit Union and First National Bank. Bronze Sponsors include EnergyUnited, MSC Industrial Supply, The Range at Lake Norman and Business Today​ and Cornelius Today​.

Tickets are $95 per person and available on the Chamber’s website at www.lakenormanchamber.org or by calling 704-892-1922.