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A. Avista was founded on March 13, 1889, in Spokane, Washington, by ten enterprising men who saw the potential of one of the Northwest’s most abundant natural resources — moving water. It was upon this resource that the company was built, developed its long-standing position as a low-cost provider of energy, and helped a region grow.
