Columbia Banking System to Present at the Sterne Agee Financial Services Symposium
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Columbia Banking System, Inc. (Nasdaq: COLB) announced today that Melanie J. Dressel, President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to participate in a panel discussion at the Sterne Agee Financial Services Symposium in Orlando, Florida.
The Pacific Northwest Panel Discussion at the conference is scheduled for Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. EST (8:00 a.m. PST). The live webcast and replay version can be accessed at Columbia's website at www.columbiabank.com or the link
http://cc.talkpoint.com/snlf001/020910a_ke/?entity=4_LQLS1PH.
About Columbia
Headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, Columbia Banking System, Inc. is the holding company of Columbia Bank, a Washington state-chartered full-service commercial bank which was awarded second place in the large employer category by Seattle Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For 2009 and was designated one of Puget Sound Business Journal's "Washington's Best Workplaces 2009".
With the January, 2010 FDIC-assisted acquisitions of Columbia River Bank and American Marine Bank, Columbia Banking System has 84 banking offices, including 60 branches in Washington State and 24 branches in Oregon. Columbia Bank does business under the Bank of Astoria name at the Bank of Astoria's former branches located in Astoria, Warrenton, Seaside, Cannon Beach, Manzanita and Tillamook. More information about Columbia can be found on its website at www.columbiabank.com.
Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which can be identified by words such as "may," "expected," "anticipate," "continue," or other comparable words. In addition, all statements other than statements of historical facts that address activities that Columbia expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Readers are encouraged to read the SEC reports of Columbia, particularly its form 10-K for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2008, for meaningful cautionary language discussing why actual results may vary materially from those anticipated by management.
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SOURCE Columbia Banking System, Inc.
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