 SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 04, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Avista Corp.s NYSE: AVA board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of 0.4225 per share on the companys common stock, an increase of 0.0175 per share 4.3 percent, yielding and annualized dividend of 1.69. The common stock dividend is payable March 15, 2021, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Feb. 19, 2021. 