Columbia Bancorp Announces New Canby Branch.Business Editors THE DALLES dalles pl.n. The rapids of a river that runs between the steep precipices of a gorge or narrow valley. [French, pl. of dalle, gutter, from Old French, from Old Norse dæla.] , Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2001 Columbia Bancorp (Nasdaq:CBBO) announced that its subsidiary, Columbia River Columbia River River, southwestern Canada and northwestern U.S. Rising in the Canadian Rockies, it flows through Washington state, entering the Pacific Ocean at Astoria, Ore.; it has a total length of 1,240 mi (2,000 km). Bank, is establishing a new branch in Canby, Oregon Canby is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 12,790 at the 2000 census. Canby is best known locally (in the greater Portland, Oregon metro area) as the home of the Clackamas County Fairgrounds. . "Canby offers us the opportunity to continue the tradition of community banking for which Columbia River Bank is known," stated Craig Ortega, Executive Vice President. "In many ways, Canby is similar to other communities that our branches serve." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Ortega, Columbia River Bank specializes in high touch relationship banking, providing personalized service for both business and personal clients. "Canby will be our third branch in the Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley (pronounced [wɪˈlæ.mɪt], with the accent on the second syllable) is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its , joining McMinnville and Newberg branches. Another factor that made our decision to expand into the Canby market is the ability to hire Shawn Carroll as Vice President and Manager of our new branch," said Ortega. Carroll was born and raised in Canby, Oregon and has 23 years of banking experience with 12 years in Canby. "Columbia River Bank brings many opportunities to our areas," says Carroll. "We will be able to offer a variety of small business and agricultural lending services as well as a full array of personal financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . Columbia River Bank is committed to strong customer service and a personalized approach and we will now extend that commitment to the Canby market. We plan to open a temporary branch by July and are in the process of finalizing an agreement on the permanent location within the next couple of weeks." Columbia Bancorp is the holding company for Columbia River Bank, which operates 13 branches located in The Dalles, Hood River, Bend, Madras, Redmond, Pendleton Hermiston, McMinnville and Newberg, Oregon, and in Goldendale and White Salmon, Washington White Salmon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,193 at the 2000 census. History White Salmon was officially incorporated on June 3, 1907. . In addition to its community banking services, Columbia River Bank also provides mortgage lending services through its Columbia River Bank Mortgage Group, and brokerage services through its affiliation with PrimeVest Financial Services, Inc. and LaSalle St. Securities. In addition, Columbia Bancorp's news releases, 10-Qs and 10-Ks for the last twelve months are available on the Web site at www.columbiabancorp.com, or via Fax-on-Demand. Call 800/683-0074 to request documents. |
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