Columbia Banking System is the holding company of Columbia State Bank, a Washington state-chartered full-service commercial bank that was named one of Seattle Business Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For 2011; it was also chosen as one of  Puget Sound Business Journal’s Washington’s Best Workplaces 2011. The bank recently acquired Bank of Whitman, Summit Bank and First Heritage Bank, Columbia Banking System, and has 102 banking offices, including 77 branches in Washington State and 25 branches in Oregon.  For more information visit the company’s Web site at www.columbiabank.com

ROTH Capital Partners is a relationship-driven investment bank that primarily focuses on connecting small-cap publicly traded companies with institutional investors. This year’s annual ROTH conference will take place at The Ritz Carlton located in Dana Point, CA, on March 11-14. Bringing together executives from more than 400 growth companies, the 24th Annual ROTH Conference is one of the largest of its kind in the U.S. For more information on ROTH Capital Partners, visit www.roth.com

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