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SPOKANE, Wash., May 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avista Corp. ( NYSE: AVA ) has been recognized for having a gender-balanced board by 50/50 Women on Boards™ (50/50WOB), the leading global education and advocacy campaign driving gender balance and diversity on corporate boards. With five women directors, holding 45% of its corporate board seats, Avista is one of only 8% (just 241) of Russell 3000 companies with a gender-balanced board. This achievement is a powerful example that change at the...

SPOKANE, Wash., May 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avista Corp. ( NYSE: AVA ) today reported net income of $71.6 million, or $0.99 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2022, compared to $68.0 million, or $0.98 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2021. “We had a solid start to 2022, as Avista Utilities earnings were above our expectations. We are pleased with the results of the first quarter. Our performance was partially the result of the timing of certain expenses. For the...

SPOKANE, Wash., April 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Avista Foundation announced its first quarter grants today, awarding $185,850 to 31 non-profit organizations in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Montana. “We’re pleased the Avista Foundation can continue to invest in community organizations that make such a difference in people’s lives,” said Dennis Vermillion, Avista president and CEO. “Supporting these grant recipients is impactful to them and those they serve.” In 2021, Avista...

SPOKANE, Wash., April 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avista Corp. (NYSE: AVA) will hold its quarterly conference call and webcast to discuss first quarter 2022 results on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. A news release with first quarter 2022 earnings information will be issued at 7:05 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 4, 2022. This call can be accessed on Avista’s website at investor.avistacorp.com , or you can listen to the call by dialing (855) 806-8606,...

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Ligand) (NASDAQ: LGND) today announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement with Avista Public Acquisition Corp. II (APAC) (NASDAQ: AHPA), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), providing for the spin-off of OmniAb, Inc. (OmniAb), Ligand’s antibody discovery business, immediately followed by a merger with a newly formed subsidiary of APAC. The combined company will be led by Ligand’s President, Matt Foehr, and will be...

SPOKANE, Wash., March 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avista Corp. (NYSE: AVA) a Washington state-based energy company with operations spanning five states, has been recognized by Ethisphere, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as one of the 2022 World’s Most Ethical Companies . Avista has been recognized by Ethisphere for three consecutive years and is one of only nine honorees in the Energy and Utilities industry. In 2022, 136 honorees were...

FOLSOM, Calif., March 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avista Utilities and Tacoma Power, two utilities serving a combined 600,000 electric customers in the Pacific Northwest, are the newest members of the Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM), with both beginning their participation today. Avista Utilities, which serves more than 400,000 electric customers in Washington and Idaho, and Tacoma Power, a publicly owned utility serving nearly 200,000 electric customers in the Tacoma, Washington area...

SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avista Corp. ( NYSE: AVA ) today reported net income of $147.3 million, or $2.10 per diluted share for the year ended Dec. 31, 2021, compared to $129.5 million, or $1.90 per diluted share for the year ended Dec. 31, 2020. For the fourth quarter of 2021, net income was $50.9 million, or $0.71 per diluted share, compared to $58.7 million, or $0.85 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2020. “Our 2021 consolidated earnings were in the upper...

SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avista, through a request for proposal (RFP), is seeking power generation and demand management proposals from bidders to meet its clean energy goals and projected resource needs. Avista’s 2021 Electric Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) filed on April 1, 2021 reflected a need for new resources to meet requirements of the Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA) and future customer peak demand. The IRP is a 20-year forecast of potential generation...

SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avista Corp.’s ( NYSE: AVA ) board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.44 per share on the company’s common stock, an increase of $0.0175 per share (4.1 percent), yielding an annualized dividend of $1.76. The common stock dividend is payable March 15, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 18, 2022. “The dividend increase approved by the board of directors marks the twentieth consecutive year the...

SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avista Corp. (NYSE: AVA) will hold its quarterly conference call and webcast to discuss fourth quarter 2021 results on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. A news release with fourth quarter 2021 earnings information will be issued at 7:05 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 23, 2022. This call can be accessed on Avista’s website at investor.avistacorp.com , or you can listen to the call by dialing (855)...

SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Avista (NYSE: AVA) has filed a multiyear rate plan with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC or Commission) that would allow the Company to recover costs for fixed expenses and ongoing investments to infrastructure, technology and more. If approved, new rates would be effective in Dec. 2022 and Dec. 2023. “We take our responsibility to provide you with energy at an affordable price very seriously,” Avista...

SPOKANE, Wash. and WENATCHEE, Wash., Dec. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avista and Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) have finalized a contract for renewable hydropower from the PUD’s two hydro projects on the Columbia River. The 20-year contract increases Avista’s carbon-free resources toward its 2030 renewable energy goals, as well as contributes flexible capacity to identified needs in Washington and Idaho. The acquisition successfully closes out Avista’s 2020 Renewable Request...

SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Avista (NYSE: AVA) published its latest Corporate Responsibility report and other environmental, social and governance (ESG) information on its corporate website, avistacorp.com. The content reports on Avista’s operations and includes commitments in four areas: environment, people, customers and communities and ethical governance. The website also provides links to Avista’s reporting on a series of industry and financial ESG...

SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avista Corp.’s ( NYSE: AVA ) board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.4225 per share on the company’s common stock. The common stock dividend is payable Dec. 15, 2021, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Nov. 19, 2021. The declaration of dividends is at the sole discretion of the board of directors. The board considers the level of dividends on a regular basis, taking into account numerous factors,...

SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avista Corp. ( NYSE: AVA ) today reported net income of $14.4 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2021, compared to $4.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2020. For the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2021, net income was $96.5 million, or $1.38 per diluted share, compared to $70.8 million, or $1.04 per diluted share for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2020. "We have concluded our Idaho and...

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SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avista Corp. (NYSE: AVA) will hold its quarterly conference call and webcast to discuss third quarter 2021 results on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. A news release with third quarter 2021 earnings information will be issued at 7:05 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on November 3, 2021. This call can be accessed on Avista’s website at investor.avistacorp.com , or you can listen to the call by dialing (855) 806-8606,...

SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On October 1, Avista Utilities , an operating division of Avista Corp. (NYSE: AVA), filed its first Clean Energy Implementation Plan (CEIP) with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. Avista is the first utility to file a CEIP in the State of Washington. Avista’s CEIP is a road map of specific actions to be taken over the next four years (2022-2025) to show the progress being made toward clean energy goals established by the...

SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avista’s (NYSE: AVA) electric and natural gas general rate cases have concluded, with an order from the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (Commission or UTC) that approved the partial, multi-party settlement filed in June 2021, resolves all other remaining issues, and that will keep rates reasonable for customers. Based on Avista’s proposal in its original filing, the Commission used certain Tax Customer Credits to fully...