OLYMPIA, Wash., March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage
Financial Corporation ("Company") (Nasdaq: HFWA), parent
company of Heritage Bank and Central Valley Bank, today announced
that Heritage Bank was honored with two awards, the Top Place to
Work Award - Large Company and the Appreciation Award at the
Business Examiner's Top Places to Work event held March 13, 2012.
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The award recipients were named in large, medium, and small
company categories, as well as a category for nonprofit
organizations. Honors were also awarded in specific workplace
categories for businesses that have outstanding environments in
five specific areas: solidarity, gratification, equity,
appreciation and integrity. A judging panel reviewed the
results from a comprehensive survey that was completed anonymously
by the nominated company's employees and selected each category
winner based on how each company placed in the overall survey
results.
Heritage Bank was named the Top Place To Work - Large Company,
which is awarded to a company with 100 or more employees who rose
to the top in each of the five survey evaluation categories.
The Appreciation Award was based on the company's ability to
provide an environment where employees are consulted on relevant
decisions, employees are supported with professional development
opportunities, and personal lives are respected.
Jeff Deuel, Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer commented, "I was honored to
accept the Business Examiner's 2012 Top Places to Work and
Appreciation Awards on behalf of the employees of Heritage
Bank. Winning the overall award was particularly poignant
considering our significant growth in the past two years both
organically and through two acquisitions. It is also notable coming
on the heels of winning the 2011 Gold Award for Best Places to Work
by the Puget Sound Business Journal."
About Heritage Financial
Heritage Financial Corporation is a bank holding company
headquartered in Olympia,
Washington. The Company operates two community banks,
Heritage Bank and Central Valley Bank. Heritage Bank serves
western Washington and the greater
Portland, Oregon area through its
twenty-seven full-service banking offices and its Online Banking
Website www.HeritageBankNW.com. Central Valley Bank serves
Yakima and Kittitas counties in central Washington through its six full-service
banking offices and its Online Banking Website
www.CVBankWA.com. The Company's stock is traded on the Nasdaq
Global Select Market under the symbol "HFWA". Additional
information about Heritage Financial Corporation is available on
its Internet Website www.HF-WA.com.
SOURCE Heritage Financial Corporation