WALLA WALLA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Banner Corporation (NASDAQ:BANR), the parent company of Banner Bank and
Islanders Bank, today announced that Mark J. Grescovich, President and
CEO, and executive management are scheduled to present at the 14th
Annual D.A. Davidson Financial Services Conference in Seattle. Banner’s
presentation is on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at 9:55 a.m. PDT.
The live and archived presentation will be available at www.bannerbank.com.
About Banner Corporation
Banner Corporation is a $4.20 billion bank holding company operating two
commercial banks in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Banner serves the
Pacific Northwest region with a full range of deposit services and
business, commercial real estate, construction, residential,
agricultural and consumer loans. Visit Banner Bank on the Web at www.bannerbank.com.
About D.A. Davidson & Co.
Founded in 1935, D.A. Davidson & Co. holds $23 billion in client assets
under management and serves clients nationwide from offices in 16
states. Employee-owned D.A. Davidson is the largest full-service
investment firm based in the Northwest, and provides institutional
investors, businesses, nonprofit organizations and individual investors
with a varied suite of financial services and solutions. The firm has a
growing investment banking team with a focus on the middle market,
complemented by an award-winning research team, sales and trading,
corporate services and brokered CD underwriting. D.A. Davidson is part
of Davidson Companies, a Northwest-based financial services holding
company with $29 billion in client assets under management.

Banner Corporation
Mark J. Grescovich, President & CEO
Lloyd
W. Baker, CFO
509-527-3636
Source: Banner Corporation