West Coast Bank Sponsors City Club of Portland's Friday Forums

West Coast Bank Sponsors City Club of Portland's Friday Forums

Summer event offers relevant speeches from government and community leaders.

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank's title sponsorship of City Club of Portland's Friday Forums ensures that the event will be broadcast on OPB radio and cable channels. And it's well worth the investment, according to West Coast Bank Vice President - Branch Manager Jack Gahan.

"The summer speech series from government leaders, panels on the arts, education and technology helps local citizens know what's happening in civic affairs and provides clarity to significant and humanitarian issues," Jack said, "West Coast Bank continually supports the communities it serves and the City Club Friday Forums are a wonderful service to our customers and region."

The Friday Forums are held year round and West Coast Bank's sponsorship continues through September 26, 2008, at the Governor Hotel, 614 SW 11th Avenue in Portland from 11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. For more information, see http://www.pdxcityclub.org/forums-events/friday-forums.php or contact Margaret Eickmann, City Club Membership and Development Director, at 503.228.7231.

West Coast Bancorp, (NASDAQ:WCBO), one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.6 billion in assets, operating 64 locations in Oregon and Washington. The company combines the sophisticated products and expertise of larger banks with the local decision making, market knowledge and customer service of a community bank. For more information, visit the Company's web site at http://www.wcb.com/.

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Source: West Coast Bancorp

CONTACT: Jack Gahan, Vice President, Branch Manager, MLK & Main of West
Coast Bancorp, +1-503-813-8370

Web site:

http://www.wcb.com/

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