North Wind Blows East, Part 2

Alaska is facing a crime problem — on the streets and in the halls of justices. As budgets shrink, the state's ability to deal with rising crime rates and an opioid epidemic is being tested. Meanwhil...

15 Des 201717min

CIRI's mission is to promote the economic and social well-being of shareholders. One tool used to gauge whether CIRI is meeting the challenge is the Shareholder Participation Committees – a chance for...

29 Aug 201713min

Back in 1982, the CIRI Board of Directors created The CIRI Foundation (TCF) to help shareholders and descendants achieve a college or vocational education. Since then, the foundation has tallied an im...

7 Jul 201714min

CIRIosity delves into the history of the Manhattan Project in part one of "North Wind Blows East." When CIRI became engaged in the government contracting sector, it acquired a company called North Win...

28 Nov 201612min

Up in the hills above Anchorage, a volunteer organization is rescuing the rehabilitating young moose. Learn about the organization's triumphs and challenges, and how CIRI land near the village of Tyon...

19 Sep 201613min

CIRI Corporate Communications intern John Sallee takes over the CIRIosity podcast in this episode to talk about some of the cool things CIRI is doing for young shareholders and descendants, and the im...

4 Aug 201616min

Storme Webber describes herself as an in-between person. "Born into a crossing-over place where Indigenous met African met Texan met Alaska Native," Webber writes in the introduction of her collection...

23 Jun 201615min