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Issuer:     AVISTA CORP (AVA)
CIK:        0000104918
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-02T20:32:27+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-294722
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Avista SVP Jason Thackston to retire Jan 1, 2027; will join Whitworth University as CFO
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- Jason R. Thackston, SVP of Growth, Energy Policy and External Relations, announced retirement effective Jan 1, 2027.
- Thackston will become VP of Finance and Administration and CFO at Whitworth University, where he previously served in board-level roles.
- Departure is not due to any disagreement with management or Board; transition period of six months.
- Thackston's responsibilities will be transitioned over the next six months.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104918/000119312526294722/0001193125-26-294722-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104918/000119312526294722/ava-20260702.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-294722

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