Baker Boyer Bank
Founded in 1869, Baker Boyer Bank is the oldest independently owned community bank in the state. It is headquartered in Walla Walla and has 9 branches, including business banking and wealth managment offices in the Tri-Cities and Yakima. For the third year, it was voted "Best Bank in the Walla Walla Valley" in the 2007 Union-Bulletin Reader Poll. It was also voted one of the best companies to work for in the 2007 Washington CEO magazine survey of the best medium-sized companies (100-499 employees).
City Bank
City Bank is a state-chartered commercial bank founded in 1974 and headquartered in Lynnwood, Washington. Eight banking offices and three mortgage loan production offices serve Snohomish, North King, Pierce and Clark counties. City Bank provides a wide range of banking services for business and individuals, including loans for residential construction, land development, mortgage, commercial, Small Business Administration, consumer, and all types of deposits as well as other general banking services. City Bank has been consistently recognized as one of the top performing banks in Washington State as well as nationally.
Clark Nuber
Clark Nuber is an accounting firm headquartered in Bellevue, Washington whose clients include commercial businesses, high-net-worth individuals, and not-for-profit organizations. They are the 6th largest accounting firm in the Puget Sound area (Puget Sound Business Journal's 2008 Book of Lists). Founded in 1952, Clark Nuber has over 115 skilled tax and audit professionals and 13 partners. They are a member of The Leading Edge Alliance, an international professional organization of independently owned accounting and consulting firms.
First Sound Bank
Founded by a team of local banking executives, First Sound Bank is committed to delivering personalized services, convenient access and competitive rates to support the needs of the local business community.
First Sound Bank was chartered by the State of Washington in July 2004 with the largest initial capital base of any de novo in the Pacific Northwest at the time. Multiple bank mergers and the shrinking availability of local banking service centers compelled Don Hirtzel and Steve Shaughnessy to team up and create a business bank that caters to small and medium-sized businesses, not-for-profit organizations, entrepreneurs, professionals, and service companies.
Fortune Bank
Fortune Bank is a Washington State commercial bank serving the needs of small- to medium-sized businesses in the region. Fortune Bank is dedicated to improving business banking by offering a breadth of innovative banking products; fast, local decision making; convenient access; and above all, personalized client services. Fortune Bank also specializes in providing Small Business Administration (SBA) government guaranteed loans.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, interdisciplinary teams of world-renowned scientists and humanitarians work together to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Researchers, including three Nobel laureates, bring a relentless pursuit and passion for health, knowledge and hope to their work and the world. Together their researchers discover new ways to detect cancers earlier, when cure rates are highest; develop effective treatments with fewer side effects; and learn how to prevent cancers from growing in the first place.
Frontier Bank
Founded in 1878, Frontier Bank is the largest commercial bank headquartered in western Washington. With their head office in Everett, they operate more than 50 branches throughout Washington and Oregon. Serving both businesses and individuals, they offer a wide selection of financial products and services, including traditional deposit accounts, commercial and real estate lending, cash management and wealth management.
Green River Community College
Green River Community College is a two-year public college that offers degrees in academic, professional and technical programs, as well as courses in continuing education and developmental education. Located on 186 acres in Auburn, GRCC has been committed to maintaining the ecological integrity of the campus's forested growth. VHPR has been working with GRCC on integrating their message into the social media market, where many of their approximately 9,000 students go for information.
Horizon Bank
Horizon Financial Corp. is a bank holding company based in Bellingham, Washington. The Corporation's primary subsidiary, Horizon Bank, operates 19 branch locations, four Commercial Banking centers, and four Mortgage Loan centers throughout Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish and Pierce counties. Founded in 1922, Horizon Bank became a publicly traded company through an initial public offering in 1986. Its shares trade on NASDAQ National Market under the symbol "HRZB." In 1995, Horizon converted to its current holding company structure, and in June 1999, Horizon acquired Bellingham Bancorporation, a commercial bank.
Pacific Northwest Salmon Center
The Pacific Northwest Salmon Center of Belfair, WA is an educational and research facility dedicated to the preservation of Wild Salmon. The PNWSC Board believes that saving the Wild Salmon for all future generations can only happen through adaptive, inclusive research and long-lasting educational efforts. Plans to acquire a 90-acre site on Hood Canal are being developed. Ten forested acres will be left in natural conditions, 15 acres will be for retention and treatment of stormwater from the Belfair Urban Growth Area, 45 acres will be returned to original saltmarsh and freshwater wetlands. The Center will occupy the remaining acreage.
Vander Houwen Public Relations
Guiding Communications” since 1988, VHPR uses traditional and social media to help organizations reach their most important audiences. VHPR specializes in media relations, reputation management and internal and external communication audits. For more information about VHPR or its clients, visit the online pressroom at www.vhpr.com.
Washington Federal Savings Bank
Since 1971 Washington Federal Savings has focused on keeping things simple. It’s reputation is based on offering sensible, easy-to-use accounts and services combined with personal attention to its clients financial goals. Despite growing turmoil in the financial markets, Washington Federal is growing through new branch openings and acquisitions. In addition to 136 Washington federal offices, the company has two new divisions, First Mutual Bank which has 13 branches in Western Washington and First Federal Savings which operates 13 branches in New Mexico including Gallup Federal Savings and Farmington Savings Bank. Washington Federal was recently ranked the best thrift in the nation by SNL Financial for its financial performance.