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Columbia Bank Welcomes Jennifer Abbatiello, Vice President and Commercial Real Estate Banker

   Jennifer Abbatiello joins Columbia Bank's Commercial Real Estate as Vice President. (PRNewsFoto/Columbia Bank)

TACOMA, WA UNITED STATES
    TACOMA, Wash., May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Columbia Bank announced
that it has welcomed Jennifer Abbatiello as a Vice President and Commercial
Real Estate Banker. She will be based in the bank's Tacoma office.
    (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070514/SFM104 )
    "We are very excited that Jennifer has joined us. Her lending
experience and commitment to developing long term relationships are a
perfect fit for us and our customers," said Kerry Keely, Senior Vice
President, and Builder Banking and Commercial Real Estate Manager.
    Ms. Abbatiello has over 7 years of commercial banking experience, most
recently as an Assistant Vice President and Commercial Lending Officer with
Valley Bank in Kent. She began her banking career with Key Bank.
    Abbatiello is active in the community, serving as a Kent Chamber
Ambassador and on the Kent Downtown Partnership Networking Committee. She
has lived in Auburn with her family for the last year.
    Columbia Bank is a Washington state-chartered, full-service commercial
bank providing financial products and services to individuals, business and
the real estate community. A wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Banking
System Inc, (Nasdaq: COLB) Columbia Bank currently operates 35 branches in
Pierce, King, Cowlitz, Kitsap and Thurston counties. More information about
Columbia can be found on its website at http://www.columbiabank.com.
    Contact:  JoAnne Coy, Vice President
              Marketing and Communications Director
              Columbia Bank
              253-305-1965


SOURCE Columbia Bank




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    CONTACT:
    JoAnne Coy, Vice President, Marketing and
    Communications Director of Columbia Bank, +1-253-305-1965