A TIMELINE FOR SUCCESS
2006
CIRI celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Cook Inlet Land Exchange.
2006
CIRI announces the development of a high-end retail and entertainment center on its land in northeast Anchorage.
2005
Margie Brown, a Yup'ik Eskimo originally from Takotna, Alaska, becomes President and CEO of CIRI.
2005
CIRI, in a joint venture with T-Mobile USA, acquired 36 personal communications systems (PCS) licenses in an FCC auction, and plans to offer service in 35 markets throughout the U.S.
2004
CIRI holds its 20th annual CIRI Golf Classic tournament, which raises money to benefit youth and education.
2004
CIRI and its partners begin construction on a new destination golf resort near Austin, Texas. The Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa is scheduled to open in spring 2006.
2004
CIRI signs Alaska natural gas pipeline agreement with MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company.
2003
CIRI President & CEO Carl H. Marrs celebrates 30 years with the corporation.
2003
CIRI board declares third special distribution: $50 per share or $5,000 per average shareholder.
2003
After CIRI shareholders vote yes, an irrevocable elders' settlement trust is created.
2003
CIRI's Casino MonteLago, located at Lake Las Vegas Resort, opens for business.
2003
The Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas Resort opens for business, a second investment with Transcontinental Properties and the interests of Sid and Lee Bass.
2003
CIRI receives final casino licensing from the Nevada Gaming Commission and is the first Alaska Native regional corporation licensed to conduct gaming in Nevada.
2002
CIRI ranked second, based on gross revenues, in Alaska Business Monthly's Top 49 Businesses in Alaska.
2002
The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa opens.
2002
Carl Marrs awarded a Doctor of Public Service, honoris causa, degree from Alaska Pacific University in recognition of his many contributions to Alaska and its people.
2001
CIRI ends year with record net income of $432 million.
2001
CIRI President & CEO Carl Marrs named the Alaska Federation of Natives 2001 Citizen of the Year.
2001
CIRI provides $30 million to The CIRI Foundation endowment, bringing the total endowment for Native educational scholarships to $50 million.
2001
Second special dividend of $94.3 million paid to shareholders, or $15,029 per average shareholder.
2001
Peak Oilfield Service Co., a CIRI joint venture, awarded contracts to build two of the largest ice roads on Alaska's North Slope.
2000
CIRI hits 'homerun' with VoiceStream investment and pays record special distribution of $314 million to CIRI's 7,000 shareholders - average shareholder with 100 shares receives $50,000.
1999
CIRI expands Alaska tourism offerings to include Seward Windsong Lodge and Prince William Sound Cruises & Tours.
1999
CIRI expands partnership with VoiceStream Wireless Corp. and becomes one of the nation's most significant designated entity providers of PCS service.
1999
The Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge, built on a 35-acre site overlooking the Talkeetna River valley, opens its doors and offers visitors a magnificent view of Mt. McKinley the "Great One.".
1998
CIRI invests in Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas Resort and begins partnerships with Woodbine Development Corp., Transcontinental Properties, and the interests of Sid and Lee Bass of Fort Worth, Texas .
1998
Special shareholder advisory vote to maintain CIRI stock restrictions.
1997
CIRI begins expansion into Alaska tourism acquiring Kenai Fjords Tours.
1997
CIRI named Outstanding Business in Philanthropy by the Alaska Chapter of the National Society of Fundraising Executives.
1995
CIRI acquires interest in Alaska Interstate Construction, a civil construction company active in the oil, gas, and mining industries, with Nabors Industries.
1995
CIRI repositions from radio and television broadcasting into the wireless telephone industry with two leading national partners, including VoiceStream Wireless Corp.
1992
CIRI increases apartment and industrial warehouse investments.
1986
CIRI acquires its first television station, WTNH in New Haven, Connecticut; with subsequent television and radio acquisitions, the company becomes one of the country's largest minority-owned broadcasters.
1985
CIRI begins hosting annual potlatches to celebrate the Native heritage of its shareholders.
1983
Cook Inlet Tribal Council is formed by CIRI as its non-profit social service and job training entity.
1982
Southcentral Foundation is incorporated as the non-profit health organization operating under CIRI's legislated authority.
1982
The CIRI Foundation is established to provide educational scholarships and grants for shareholders.
1981
CIRI enters into joint venture with Nabors Industries to form Peak Oilfield Service Co.
1980
Land conveyances on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula provide revenue potential from oil & gas leasing.
1980
First dividend paid to CIRI shareholders.
1979
First major land conveyance under ANCSA.
1977
CIRI building is completed in Anchorage, CIRI's first commercial real estate investment.
1976
Cook Inlet Land Exchange passed, restructuring CIRI's ANCSA land entitlement through historic third-party agreement.
1972
CIRI incorporates as an Alaska for-profit corporation.
1971
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) enacted by Congress.
