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Day: January 21, 2015

CIRI News

CIRI charts path to professional careers

Starting this summer, CIRI’s expanded internship program is making the first step into a professional career a little easier for graduates and undergraduates.

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Feature

A village visit

In the coming months, this newsletter will showcase a series of profiles on the seven ANCSA-certified villages that make up the Cook Inlet region. We’ll take a look at what life is like in each village and town: the attractions, the opportunities, the challenges.

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CIRI News

ANELP grows tomorrow’s leaders today

A graduate of the first cohort of students from the Alaska Native Executive Leadership Program (ANELP), CIRI employee Rhonda Oliver recently found herself back in class – this time not as a student, but as a guest speaker.

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Nonprofit News

Pick.Click.Give. to your favorite nonprofits

When you complete your Permanent Fund Dividend application, you’ll have the option of selecting from a list of eligible Pick.Click.Give. organizations that can receive all or a portion of your 2015 dividend in October.

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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Hallie Bissett

“I literally worked from the ground up to get on the CIRI board,” says Hallie Bissett, CIRI shareholder and member of CIRI’s Board of Directors. She landed her first CIRI job – as a groundskeeper – at age 14.

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Dividend Distributions

First quarter 2015 Elders’ trust payment

The first quarter CIRI Elders’ trust payment of $450 is scheduled for Friday, March 13, with the remaining 2015 Elders’ payments scheduled for June 12, Sept. 11 and Dec. 11. Original shareholders who are 65 years of age or older and who own at least one share of CIRI stock as of these dates are eligible to receive the $450 payments and do not need to do anything other than keep a current mailing address with CIRI Shareholder Relations.

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Birth Announcement

Birth announcement: Scarlett Addison Locklear

CIRI descendant Amariah Faith Rude Locklear and Stephen Locklear are happy to announce the birth of daughter Scarlett Addison Locklear. She was born on Oct. 6, 2014, in Anchorage. Amariah is the daughter of CIRI shareholder Ronalda Rude and the granddaughter of the late Ernest Rude. Stephen is currently deployed in the Navy.

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Shareholder News

Graduate announcement: Da’Hmir Lamarr Hale

CIRI descendant Da’Hmir Lamarr Hale graduated with an Associate in Arts degree in Social Science and an Associate in Arts degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences from the Allen Hancock College May 2014 in Santa Maria, Calif. He is the son of CIRI shareholder Donna Jo Hale and grandson of CIRI shareholder Florence W. Hale.

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Shareholder News

Engagement announcement: Geraldine Mayer

CIRI shareholder Geraldine Mayer was engaged to Joseph Amarok on Oct. 18, 2014. Mayer and Amarok are pictured here with Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

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Save The Date

Save the date: CIRI Job and Resource Fair

Resume Development Workshop Tuesday, January 27, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nat’uh Services Center 3600 San Jeronimo Dr., Anchorage Interview Skills Workshop Tuesday, January 27, …

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Business News

CIRI sells ownership in Alaska Interstate Construction

CIRI and Nabors Industries completed the sale of Alaska Interstate Construction (AIC) in December. AIC and its Canadian operating company were acquired by Cruz Construction Inc., based in Palmer.

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Nonprofit News

Not afraid of heights? This job is for you

Perched atop a steel structure outside the Ironworkers Local 751 building in Anchorage, CIRI descendant Taylor Clinton called down to the instructors of Cook Inlet Tribal Council’s (CITC) new ironworkers training program: “I love it up here!”

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