It was a night of who’s who and fine dining at the Hershey Lodge on Monday night for the PA Chamber’s 41st Annual Dinner.

One face stuck up above the rest, literally: 7-foot-1 Shaquille O’Neal, former NBA star turned sports analyst. who brought grace and humor to his role as the event headliner.

Legislators, businesspeople and policy influencers gathered at the Hershey Lodge for a cocktail hour, a three-course meal, and chats with retired U.S. Army General David Petraeus and, of course, Shaq.

Hundreds of people attended, including Gov. Josh Shapiro, Attorney General Dave Sunday and Treasurer Stacy Garrity.

“I think we should be doing so much more in business,” Garrity, who’s running for governor, told Pennlive. “We need to deregulate, eliminate red tape, and bring more business into

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