Local banker honored with Banner Bank's highest employee recognition

WENATCHEE - Banner Bank has announced that Cori Bautista, Assistant Vice President and Residential Loan Officer, has been selected as a recipient of the Banner's Best award. This award represents the highest level of recognition within the company and is given to employees who have demonstrated exceptional performance and dedication to their roles.

Bautista was chosen for this honor based on her ability to surpass individual professional goals, exhibit excellence in her field, and consistently provide outstanding service to the bank's clients, communities, and colleagues. The Banner's Best award selection process is rigorous, with less than five percent of all Banner employees receiving this recognition annually.

The recognition of Bautista's achievements comes at a time when Newsweek acknowledged Banner Bank as one of America's Best Regional Banks.

“Each Banner’s Best recipient exemplifies our value proposition—connected, knowledgeable, responsive—yet what truly sets them apart is how they constantly strive for a higher standard in all that they do,” said Mark Grescovich, Banner Bank President and CEO. “It is thanks to our many outstanding employees that Banner was just selected by Newsweek as one of America’s Best Regional Banks.”

Banner Bank is a Washington-chartered commercial bank that operates in Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho. It provides a range of commercial banking services and financial products to individuals and small—to medium-sized businesses. The bank is part of Banner Corporation (NASDAQ GSM: BANR), a $15.7 billion bank holding company headquartered in Walla Walla, Washington.