Port Orchard — Kitsap Bank was a finalist for Washington’s Best Workplaces, a recognition program of the Puget Sound Business Journal.

The program was launched in 2007 to identify and recognize best practices in the hiring and retention of great people. More than 300 companies were nominated. Winners and finalists were selected based on surveys completed by nominee-company employees, based on employee benefit offerings, leadership culture and work/life balance philosophies.

Eighty-five companies made the grade as finalists. This is Kitsap Bank’s third year as a finalist.

“It is not unusual for our employees to spend upwards of 20 or 30 years with us — a true testament to the organization’s commitment to its employees and its rich history as the community’s financial partner,” Kitsap Bank CEO Steve Politakis said in a press release.

Kitsap Bank was established Aug. 8, 1908 and is headquartered in Port Orchard. It has 20 locations in Western Washington and nearly $900 million in assets.