Washington CEO Magazine selects Sound Community Bank as one of the 2006 Best Companies To Work For in Washington State.

Congratulations to Sound Community Bank for making Washington CEO magazine's, "Best Companies to Work For" list for the second consecutive year.

This year SCB ranked in the top ten for best small companies to work for in Washington state.  Companies on this prominent list had two sets of scores: one score made by employees, the other by outside judges.  Out of a pool of almost 150 nominated companies, Sound Community bank scored 131.05, a new company best by almost 10 full points.  The top total score for a business was 139.03.

When asked about Sound Community Bank's 2006 selection, Laurie Stewart, President/CEO replied, “I am honored to be part of an organization that has achieved our dream of being a great place to work.  For the second year we have been rated in the top 10 companies in our size range.  And this year our scores also improved!  Congratulations to the staff for constantly providing input and feedback that allows us to work together to achieve our goals.”