TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Continental Bank, the bank subsidiary of Pacific Continental Corporation (Nasdaq: PCBK), received the Spotlight On Business Award for large businesses by the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce. The Spotlight On Business Awards honor Chamber members that have set the standard for exemplary business practices.
The announcement was made yesterday at the Chamber's Award Luncheon at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma.
"We are honored to receive this award in recognition of the ways we serve our clients throughout the Tacoma area," said Nazim Karmali, Pacific Continental Bank's market president for Greater Seattle (which includes all bank operations in Tacoma-Pierce County.) "We believe this award demonstrates our commitment to quality and our commitment to our community."
Dan Bogart, Pacific Continental Bank's senior vice president and commercial banking manager in the Tacoma office, accepted the award and added: "I'm particularly proud of our team and what this award represents – our outstanding business practices."
In 2014, Pacific Continental Bank was named to the Top 100 Best Companies To Work For by Seattle Business magazine, the Top 100 Best Companies To Work For by Oregon Business magazine and received the LIVE UNITED award by United Way of Lane County.
About Pacific Continental Bank
Pacific Continental Bank, the operating subsidiary of Pacific Continental Corporation, delivers highly personalized services through 14 banking offices in Oregon and Washington. The Bank also operates two loan production offices. With $1.5 billion in assets, Pacific Continental has established one of the most unique and attractive metropolitan branch networks in the Northwest with offices in three of the region's largest markets including Seattle, Portland and Eugene. Pacific Continental targets the banking needs of community-based businesses, health care professionals, professional service providers and nonprofit organizations.
Since its founding in 1972, Pacific Continental Bank has been honored with numerous awards and recognitions from highly regarded third-party organizations including The Seattle Times, the Portland Business Journal and Oregon Business magazine. A complete list of the company's awards and recognitions – as well as supplementary information about Pacific Continental Bank – can be found online at http://www.therightbank.com/. Pacific Continental Corporation's shares, a component of the Russell 2000 Index, are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "PCBK."
SOURCE Pacific Continental Bank
