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• Author: McCorkle, Vern C.
• Position: Editorial

When we first began to review attributes of the many other lists we have run across at Alaska Business Monthly, we knew we needed a list of businesses we could rely upon to be an accurate and focused source of data. Since we had seen none, the "Power List" was born.

The "Power List -- 2003," which you are looking at just now, is unique in its class. There is not another like it that we know about for Alaska businesses. Here are the several things that entitle it to claim the "unique" cachet.

First, the information contained in this volume is thought to be the most accurate and up-to-date data available anywhere. Some of the other lists you may have seen have been compiled from any number of sources, often inaccurate and perhaps even in-expert. We have gone to the source. The information at your fingertips comes from the businesses themselves that are listed herein. And they've been re-checked as of the date of publication.

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