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TACOMA, Wash. and LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., March 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Columbia Banking System, Inc. (Nasdaq:COLB) ("Columbia") and West Coast Bancorp (Nasdaq:WCBO) ("West Coast") today jointly...

Net income for the fourth quarter 2012 was $5.7 million or $0.26 per diluted share and $6.5 million or $0.30 per diluted share excluding after-tax merger-related expenses*. Fourth...

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Jan. 8, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Coast Bancorp (Nasdaq:WCBO) today announced that fourth quarter and full-year 2012 results will be released on Thursday, January 24, 2013, at...

LAKE OSWEGO and SALEM, Ore., Dec. 21, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Coast Bancorp (Nasdaq:WCBO) employees and customers donated 286 pairs of pajamas for the Marion/Polk Women's Crisis Service through...

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Dec. 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Coast Bancorp (Nasdaq:WCBO) Business Development Officer-Vice President Amy Davis was surprised with two awards at a recent Southwest...

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Dec. 11, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The West Coast Bancorp (Nasdaq:WCBO) Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.05 per common share on December 11, 2012. The...

On September 25, 2012, the Company Declared a Cash Dividend of $.05 Per Common Share, Payable on October 31, 2012, to Shareholders of Record as of October 10, 2012, With Series B Preferred Shares...

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Oct. 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- West Coast Bancorp (Nasdaq:WCBO) has scheduled its third quarter 2012 operating results conference call for Thursday, October 25, 2012, at 11:00...

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Sept. 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The West Coast Bancorp (Nasdaq:WCBO) Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.05 per common share on September 25,...

Return on Average Assets Was 1.01% in the Second Quarter 2012, an Improvement From .76% in the Same Quarter Last Year. Net Income for the Six Month Period Ended, June 30, 2012 Was $11.8...