North Wind companies are wholly owned subsidiaries of Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI), an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) and are Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB) and 8(a) Business Development Participants. Backed by $1 billion balance sheet and $450 million in bonding, North Wind companies are managed by a rigorous and mature Earned Value Management System, ISO-9001 and NQA-1 compliant quality system, and health and safety program that far exceeds industry-average performance.