Robert C. Donegan

Sterling Financial Corp. operates as a bank holding company, which through its subsidiary Sterling Savings Bank provides commercial banking services. The bank operates under the following trade names: Sterling Bank, Sonoma Bank and Borrego Springs Bank. It offers retail and commercial banking products and services, mortgage lending and wealth management to individuals, small businesses, commercial organizations and corporations. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Spokane, WA.

Cost-U-Less, Inc. owns and operates warehouse stores. It product categories includes candy, snacks, meat, produce, frozen foods, tobacco, health and beauty aids, office products, electronics, house wares, and sporting goods. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

Umpqua Holdings Corp. operates as a bank holding company, which provides banking and financial services. The firm operates through the following segments: Wholesale Bank, Wealth Management, Retail Bank and Home Lending. The Wholesale Bank segment includes lending, treasury and cash management services and customer risk management products to middle market corporate, commercial and business banking customers and the operations of FinPac. The Wealth Management segment consists of the operations of Umpqua Investments, which offers retail brokerage and investment advisory services and products to its clients who consist primarily of individual investors, and Umpqua private bank, which serves high net worth individuals with liquid investable assets and provides customized financial solutions and offerings. The Retail Bank segment includes retail lending and deposit services for customers served through the Bank's store network. The Home Lending segment operates as a division of the Bank, originates, sells and services residential mortgage loans. It also offers loans, checking, overdraft services, debit cards, online banking and credit cards. The company was founded in March 1999 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Sterling Savings Bank provides full-service banking, including fdic-insured deposits and consumer and business banking, commercial real estate and residential construction loans. It offers financial services, including checking and savings, consumer and mortgage loans and high-yield investments. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Spokane, WA.

Umpqua Bank provides personal and business banking solutions. The firm's service include savings, money markets, online banking and billpay, mobile banking, debit card, and overdraft services. It also offers home loans, express deposits, fraud prevention, merchant and overdraft services. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Spokane, WA.

The Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce is a chamber of commerce organization based in Seattle, WA. The CEO of the non-profit company is Rachel Smith.

Ivar’s, Inc. operates a chain of casual seafood bars and full-service restaurants in the Seattle area. Its menu includes alder-smoked salmon and chicken, prawns, seasonal seafood specials, starters and shareables, soups and salads, sandwiches, desserts, and wines. The company also provides banquet rooms for rehearsal dinners, intimate weddings, business meetings, anniversary and retirement parties, family reunions, or other private dining functions; and operates a network of regional stadium concessions. The company was founded in 1938 by Ivar Haglund and is headquartered in Seattl, WA.