Gold and Silver awards were also received for communications work

June 24, 2015: Avista recently earned the "Best in Show" award in print advertising in the 2015 Better Communications Contest sponsored by Utility Communicators International (UCI). The award commended Avista's work in print advertising for the company's 125th anniversary, "125 Years and Counting." Print advertising for the anniversary also garnered a gold award in the national competition.

Avista received additional awards in the competition:

· Gold Award - Employee Communications Campaign "125 Years and Counting"

· Silver Award - Complete Campaign "125 Years and Counting"

· Silver Award - Special Publications - "Hydro Cube"

Utility Communicators International provides a unique networking forum with members representing more than a hundred electricity, gas, water, and alternative source utilities in the U.S., Canada, and Bermuda. Incorporated more than 80 years ago, UCI is the oldest organization of its kind. Its prestigious Better Communications Competition is among the longest running awards programs for excellence in utility communications.

About Avista Utilities
Avista Utilities is involved in the production, transmission and distribution of energy. We provide energy services and electricity to 369,000 customers and natural gas to 329,000 customers in a service territory that covers 30,000 square miles in eastern Washington, northern Idaho and parts of southern and eastern Oregon, with a population of 1.6 million. Avista Utilities is an operating division ofAvista Corp . (NYSE: AVA). For more information, please visitwww.avistautilities.com .

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