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Exhibit 21


Subsidiaries & Affiliates of Alternative Resources Corporation

        Alternative Resources Corporation Subsidiaries & Affiliates

Name

  State of Incorporation
ARC Service, Inc.   Delaware
ARC Solutions, Inc.   Delaware
ARC Midholding, Inc.   Delaware
ARC Technology Management, LLC   Delaware
ARC Staffing Management, LLC   Delaware
ARC Shared Services, LLC   Delaware



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