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Article: Morris Thompson.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Alaska Business Monthly
- Article date:
- March 1, 2001
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Without a doubt, Morris Thompson was one of Alaska's most influential business leaders. Enumerating his accomplishments would be a daunting task, but qualifying the effect his business and political leadership has had on Alaska's economy is not so difficult.
"Morris was a front-runner in that sense," said Sen. Al Adams, a close friend of Thompson's for some 40 years. Adams said without Thompson's sway, many rural projects would not have been built, including medical clinics, schools and larger government institutions.
His influence helped make the Native regional corporation he led for 15 years profitable and he had a great impact on the oilfield ...