Avista
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Avista Utilities is the regulated business unit of Avista Corp., an investor-owned utility headquartered in Spokane, Washington. Avista Corp.'s primary, non-utility subsidiary was Ecova, an energy and sustainability management company with over 700 expense management customers, representing more than 600,000 sites. In 2014, Ecova was sold to Cofely, a subsidiary of GDF Suez.
The company was founded in 1889 as Washington Water Power Company. The board of directors approved a name change to Avista Corporation, effective January 1, 1999, and the company began trading under the Avista name on Monday, }}
At that time, the company also bought naming rights for Spokane's minor league baseball park, Avista Stadium. Provided by Wikipedia
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The Washington Water Power Company 1889-196475 years of service to Spokane and the Inland EmpireBookPublished 1964
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