Banner Corporation to Present at Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett Community Bank Conference

Business Wire, August 9, 2007

WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Banner Corporation (NASDAQ:BANR), the parent company of Banner Bank, today announced that D. Michael Jones, President and CEO, is scheduled to present at the Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett 12th Annual Community Bank Investor Conference in Chicago. Banner's presentation is on Tuesday, August 14, 2007, at 9:50 a.m. CDT (7:50 a.m. PDT). The live and archived presentation can be viewed at www.howebarnes.com.

About Banner Corporation

Banner Corporation is the parent company of Banner Bank, a commercial bank that operates a total of 77 branch offices and 13 loan offices in 28 counties in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. It is now also the parent of Islanders Bank which operates three branch offices in Washington's San Juan Islands. 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.