SPOKANE, Wash., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Avista Corp.'s (NYSE: AVA) board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.18 per share on the company's common stock. The common stock dividend is payable Dec. 15, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 4, 2008. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040128/SFW031LOGO) Avista Corp. is an energy company involved in the production, transmission and distribution of energy as well as other energy-related businesses. Avista Utilities is our operating division that provides service to 352,000 electric and 311,000 natural gas customers in three Western states. Avista's primary, non-regulated subsidiary is Advantage IQ. Our stock is traded under the ticker symbol "AVA." For more information about Avista, please visit http://www.avistacorp.com/. Avista Corp. and the Avista Corp. logo are trademarks of Avista Corporation. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040128/SFW031LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Avista Corp. CONTACT: media, Hugh Imhof, +1-509-495-4264, , or investors, Jason Lang, +1-509-495-2930, , or 24|7 Media Access, +1-509-495-4174, all of Avista Corp. Web site: http://www.avistacorp.com/

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