Business opportunities in the Arctic.

• Position: SPECIAL SECTION: 2016 Top 49ers

We asked Top 49ers what business opportunities they see in the Arctic for their companies. Here are their responses.

Afognak Native Corporation continues to look into business opportunities in Alaska. We are actively engaged in construction and facility leasing operations.

--Afognak Native Corporation/ Alutiiq LLC, Kodiak

Ahtna is performing civil infrastructure work for TAPS in the Arctic and other work such as Integrity Investigations, Mining and Mineral. We'll pursue Alyeska Fire, Medic & Security Services. If the proposed large Alaska LNG Project proceeds, thirty-eight miles will go across Ahtna-owned lands near Cantwell. Ahtna performed mobilization/demobilization and geophysical labor services to R&M consulting for the AK LNG Project. We'll also pursue work in the Arctic. Ahtna has conducted environmental site assessments, environmental remediation, and conducted the disposal of hazardous materials throughout Alaska. We provide commitment to community relations, logistics planning, regulatory compliance, and records management and document control.

--Ahtna, Inc., Glennallen

Potential continued exploration, if credits are still available.

--Airport Equipment Rentals, Fairbanks

Trans-shipping services, IT and telecommunications support, and construction.

--Aleut Corporation, Anchorage

There is tremendous opportunity in the Arctic-both for ASRC and for its shareholders. The corporation will continue to diversify its earnings, making strategic investments that reduce the company's reliance on Alpine and natural resource royalties. ASRC also aims to invest in projects that directly benefit the North Slope. The corporation recently invested in Quintillion Holdings, an Alaska based company aiming to link Europe and Asia with fiber-optic broadband cable through the Arctic Ocean. Offshoot points will connect to remote Alaskan communities, bringing affordable high-speed Internet to the North Slope for the first time-and as a result, creating economic growth and opportunity for Alaska's northernmost communities.

--Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, Barrow

BSNC's goals for Port Clarence are to facilitate infrastructure development and potential uses of Point Spencer, the land adjacent to Point Clarence, and will be available to support projects involving resource development, national security, and disaster response. Port Clarence will continue to serve as the only natural deep water port of refuge in the American Arctic.

--Bering Straits Native Corporation, Anchorage

Locally, Bethel Native Corporation has reinforced its position as a construction market leader in the Bethel region and has $60 million worth of work underway. Additionally, Bethel Native Corporation has $45 million in construction contracts at Eielson Air Force Base.

--Bethel Native Corporation, Bethel

BBNC's subsidiaries are some of the safest and most efficient contractors working in Alaska, providing many essential services, including nondestructive testing, corrosion under insulation, drilling support, construction, maintenance, and more to our customers-some of the strongest oil and gas companies operating in the state. Despite current market challenges in...