Pacific Continental Recognized as One of Oregon's 100 Best Companies to Work For

EUGENE, Ore., March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pacific Continental Corporation (Nasdaq: PCBK), the bank holding company for Pacific Continental Bank, today announced that it was recognized by Oregon Business magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon. Statewide, nearly 20,000 employees from 303 companies participated in the publication's annual survey. Rated as the highest-ranking financial institution in the large company category, Pacific Continental's 18th place ranking – an improvement over last year's 21st place ranking - marks the tenth consecutive year Oregon Business magazine has recognized Pacific Continental for its excellence in workplace practices. For the fourth consecutive year, Pacific Continental was included in the large company category which recognizes businesses with 250 or more employees world-wide.

In acknowledging the award, Hal Brown, chief executive officer, said, "I am truly honored to work for a company so highly regarded by its employees. As a ten-year recipient of the 100-Best award, it's gratifying to know that even through a decade of considerable growth and expansion Pacific Continental has been able to meet and in many cases, exceed, employees' workplace expectations." Brown continued, "As in all good companies, employees play an incredibly crucial role in developing and sustaining a positive corporate culture. We are fortunate to work with a group of individuals that value building strong relationships while sharing their collective expertise for the benefit of others."

Recipients of the "100 Best Companies" recognition were measured in 50 workplace qualities under the following categories: benefits and compensation, work environment, decision-making and trust, performance management, and career development and learning.

About Pacific Continental Bank

Pacific Continental Bank, the operating subsidiary of Pacific Continental Corporation, delivers highly personalized services through fourteen banking offices in Oregon and Washington. Pacific Continental, with $1.1 billion in assets, has established one of the most unique and attractive metropolitan branch networks in the Pacific Northwest with offices in three of the region's largest markets including Seattle, Portland and Eugene. Pacific Continental targets the banking needs of community-based businesses, professional service providers, and nonprofit organizations.

Since its founding in 1972 Pacific Continental Bank has been honored with numerous awards from business and community organizations: in June 2009, for the ninth consecutive year, The Seattle Times named Pacific Continental to its "Northwest 100" ranking of top publicly rated companies in the Pacific Northwest; in February 2009, Oregon Business magazine recognized Pacific Continental as the top ranked financial institution to work for in the publication's large company category, marking it the ninth consecutive year Pacific Continental has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Companies to Work for in Oregon; and in December 2008, for the second consecutive year, the Portland Business Journal recognized Pacific Continental Bank as One of the Ten Most Admired Companies in Oregon.

Pacific Continental Corporation's shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "PCBK" and are a component of the Russell 2000 Index. Supplementary information about Pacific Continental can be found online at www.therightbank.com.

SOURCE Pacific Continental Corporation

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