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• Avista reports lower earnings as expected

  November 3, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A12 Avista Corp. reported lower third-quarter earnings of $10.7 million, or 18 cents per share, compared with $12.3 million, or 22 cents per share, for the third quarter of 2010. The … 1

• Settlement reduces Avista rate increase

  October 1, 2011 in Idaho on Page B3 Avista Corp. announced a multiple-party settlement Friday that could cut the amount of its proposed electric and gas rate hikes for Washington customers. Meanwhile, the Spokane-based utility has reached an … 1

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  Ex-Itron CEO to return after stocks see slide

  September 1, 2011 in Business on Page A8 LeRoy Nosbaum reclaimed his executive parking spot at Itron Wednesday afternoon. After a 20-month retirement, Itron’s former CEO was reinstated to that job by the Liberty Lake company’s board of …

• Avista bills in Idaho may drop

  August 27, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 Avista Corp. has reached a proposed settlement over the company’s request for higher electric and natural gas rates for Idaho customers. If approved by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, the … 1

• Avista agrees to settlement of rate increase request

  August 26, 2011 in Idaho Avista Corp. has reached a proposed settlement over the company’s request for higher electric and natural gas rates for Idaho customers. If approved by the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, the … 3

• Avista seeks Idaho rate hikes

  July 6, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Avista Corp. is asking Idaho regulators for permission to raise rates for electricity and natural gas. The Spokane-based utility says it would use the additional revenue to replace aging electrical …

• Avista asks for higher rates in Idaho

  July 5, 2011 Avista Corp. is asking Idaho regulators for permission to charge more for electricity and natural gas. 5

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  Avista customers feel shock over yearly rate-hike requests

  July 3, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Shari Hicks recently sent a poignant email to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. “Why, at a time when everyone else is having to make do with what’s available, are … 34

• As rates rise, so does workers’ pay

  July 3, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Wages for Avista Corp.’s rank-and-file workers grew by an average of 2.5 to 3 percent this year. The workers also collected about $8.4 million in bonuses through a program that … 22

• Avista gas bills in Washington decreasing

  July 1, 2011 in Idaho on Page A10 Avista’s natural gas customers in Washington will see a slight decrease in their natural gas bills starting today as a result of changes to energy efficiency rebate and conservation funding. …

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  Cool weather a boon to Avista’s bottom line

  May 7, 2011 in Idaho on Page A8 Cooler, wetter weather helped boost Avista Corp.’s first quarter earnings, company officials reported Friday. The utility reported net income of $41.9 million, or 73 cents per share, for the first … 3

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  City removes trees on Grand

  April 12, 2011 in City on Page A5 Work crews on Monday began removing 19 mature trees along Grand Boulevard south of 29th Avenue. The sound of chain saws may have startled some in the neighborhood, but the … 3

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  Crews remove trees on South Grand Boulevard

  April 11, 2011 in News, City Work crews on Monday began removing 19 mature trees along Grand Boulevard south of 29th Avenue. The sound of chainsaws may have startled some in the neighborhood, but the work … 4

• Avista reports salary, bonus figures

  February 24, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Avista Corp. Chairman and CEO Scott Morris earned $3.25 million in total compensation last year, the utility reported Wednesday. Morris’ salary was unchanged from 2009, but a bigger bonus and … 51

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  Avista saw 6 percent gain in profits in 2010

  February 18, 2011 in Business on Page A10 Avista Corp.’s profits increased by 6 percent last year, a growth in earnings that Chairman and CEO Scott Morris attributed in part to lower power supply costs. The lower costs … 3

• Avista seeks zone change to expand parking

  February 9, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Avista Corp. wants to rezone 10 acres near its corporate office at 1411 E. Mission Ave. to expand parking for employees and utility trucks. The company has requested an amendment … 2

• Thaw runoff forces utility to level flows

  January 20, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A6 The huge runoff from recent thaw prompted Avista Utilities to open all of its spill gates at Post Falls Dam on Wednesday The utility also canceled a planned drawdown of …

• Accord reached in Odessa explosion

  January 8, 2011 in Idaho on Page B2 Avista Corp. filed a settlement agreement Friday with Washington state regulators that would, if approved, resolve all issues stemming from a December 2008 natural gas explosion and fire that injured …

• Avista fined over energy assistance

  December 17, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A1 State regulators fined Avista Corp. more than $60,000 for improper handling of customer accounts. Most of the violations were related to errors in how energy-assistance dollars were credited to low-income … 31

• Avista fined for handling energy assistance money

    December 16, 2010 in City State regulators fined Avista Corp. more than $60,000 for improperly handling customer accounts, including disconnecting customers for nonpayment of their bills. 46

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  Avista engineer says flat-screen TVs can affect electric bill

  December 6, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A5 At 55, Tom Lienhard is old enough to remember his family’s first color-picture TV. New technology in TV screens is as revolutionary as the switch from black-and-white to color, says … 11

• Avista rates on the rise in Washington

  October 29, 2010 in Business on Page A8 Starting Monday, Avista’s Washington customers will pay about $4.50 extra on their monthly gas and electric bills. The price hike is a result of higher wholesale natural gas costs and … 2

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  Group works to balance Spokane River’s aesthetics, power generation

  August 26, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A1 What qualities does a good waterfall have? An evaluation team strolled around Riverfront Park on Wednesday morning, listening to the sound of the Spokane River and rating its appearance as … 1

• Avista seeks rate increase for Washington customers

  August 26, 2010 in City on Page A1 Avista customers in Washington could see their electric rates go up 7.2 percent and their natural gas rates rise 3.2 percent starting Dec. 1, according to an agreement pending state … 10

• Sustainable September includes series of green events

  August 26, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N1 For the second year in a row Community Minded Enterprises is putting together a series of events as Sustainable September. The kickoff luncheon is on Wednesday at the Masonic Center …

• Hearing set for Avista hikes for Idaho customers

  August 25, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 Avista’s Idaho customers can participate in a 7 p.m. hearing Thursday via telephone regarding the utility’s request for rate hikes. To listen or participate, customers should call (800) 920-7487. The …

• Avista changing power line operation

  August 10, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A5 Avista Corp. is making temporary changes to its power line operations as a result of dry conditions and wildfire risk.

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  Hard times lead to Avista threat

  May 19, 2010 in Idaho A Coeur d’Alene man who owns a historic bed and breakfast was taken into custody by police Wednesday after threatening Avista Corp. employees over the phone when a serviceman delivered … 12

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  Biomass challenge

  May 16, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 KETTLE FALLS, Wash. – Roaring furnaces unleash the energy of wood at Avista Corp.’s Kettle Falls generating station. Chips and bark become white-hot ash as temperatures soar to 2,500 degrees … 4

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  Kendall Yards gets new life

  April 23, 2010 in Business on Page A8 Greenstone Corp. on Thursday revived the Kendall Yards development on the north bank of the Spokane River. The first 18 units of the $25 million residential and commercial project should … 4

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