{"data":{"id":15396,"title":"Portfolio: Shubin Interstellar","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/comm-link\/spectrum-dispatch\/15396-Portfolio-Shubin-Interstellar","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-links\/15396","api_public_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/comm-links\/15396","channel":"Undefined","category":"Undefined","series":"Portfolio","images":[{"id":5016,"name":"ShubinInterstellarLogo.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/ey9mr4jx4pgntr\/source\/ShubinInterstellarLogo.jpg","alt":"","size":170298,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2016-05-24T18:24:10+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/5016","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/5016\/similar"},{"id":5017,"name":"Shubin_Foundry_v001_002.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/tmmv84izhywmcr\/source\/Shubin_Foundry_v001_002.jpg","alt":"","size":2304946,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2016-05-24T18:23:13+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/5017","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/5017\/similar"},{"id":22318,"name":"TRAVEL_WARNING.png","rsi_url":"https:\/\/robertsspaceindustries.com\/media\/xoh0h57yqhmror\/source\/TRAVEL_WARNING.png","alt":"","size":18693,"mime_type":"image\/png","last_modified":"2016-05-05T03:15:45+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/22318","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/22318\/similar"},{"id":26463,"name":"source.jpg","rsi_url":"https:\/\/media.robertsspaceindustries.com\/weozjmuuh3hwh\/source.jpg","alt":"","size":843046,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","last_modified":"2019-09-19T15:49:32+00:00","api_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463","similar_url":"https:\/\/api.star-citizen.wiki\/api\/comm-link-images\/26463\/similar"}],"images_count":9,"translations":{"en_EN":"Portfolio: Shubin Interstellar\nThe Hidden Empire\nDubbed the Hidden Empire by economic historian Dr. Edward Nogel, Shubin Interstellar has become one of the most expansive companies in UEE history, with profits to rival any solar system\u2019s and an employee base large enough to fill one. And while most people are familiar with the company by name, because a large portion of their business happens in the most remote parts of space, few are aware of how massive a corporate entity Shubin really is. Yet from its very inception, Shubin was created with big plans in mind.\n\nFounded in 2410, Shubin Interstellar began life as an investment group headed by Sol construction magnate Martha Shubin to take advantage of the nascent terraforming boom. As Humanity\u2019s exploration of the stars continued and more worlds were discovered, Martha was calculating that a large bet on terraforming would pay off. The group began by providing capital to various terraforming firms, but after a series of mergers and acquisitions, Shubin Interstellar found itself with controlling interest in the third largest terraforming conglomerate in the UNE.\n\nThe business continued to grow as Humanity did, but the executives at Shubin found themselves with an overhead cost problem once the terraforming was done in any given system. The equipment and expertise that they had built up in the system during the lengthy planetary engineering process was being sold off or liquidated once the work was done, at a considerable loss. Those concerns were compounded as the rapid expansion of the 25th and 26th century began to slow, meaning that there were fewer systems to terraform. The solution presented itself when Fulcrum Mining Associates offered a massive buyout of Shubin\u2019s assets in Centauri system. Instead, Shubin made a counter offer to purchase Fulcrum outright \u2014 the plan being that by acquiring their mining expertise, Shubin would be able to seamlessly retrofit their terraforming holdings directly into mining ones.\n\nIt ended up being a highly profitable decision, and Shubin\u2019s already impressive portfolio expanded rapidly. Soon pure mining facilities were being constructed in systems without terraforming needs. By the 27th century, mining made up 60% of Shubin Interstellar\u2019s net worth, which prompted the company to segment terraforming into a separate planetary engineering subsidiary and heavily shift focus to ore acquisition. Shubin had successfully transitioned from a company that helped create worlds to one that focused primarily on ripping them apart.\n\nFast forward to today and Shubin has mining operations in close to every system in the UEE and many more beyond. Their influence on politics and government is unmatched and public records show that Shubin contributed more than any other company to lobbying efforts in the 2945 fiscal year. While these days, referring to a senator as having \u201crocks in his pocket\u201d is typically used to describe a politician who holds up proceedings, the phrase originally was used for anyone in the Senate who accepted large donations from Shubin. Yet despite their size, history and political sway, their brand new shining headquarters on microTech demonstrates clearly their dedication to remaining on the cutting edge and their commitment to continue to evolve and grow. Many attribute this company\u2019s continued success to their current CEO Gavin Arlington.\n\nWunderkind\nBorn on Earth, Gavin Arlington was immersed into the world of business and finance from a young age when he got his first job as a runner at the Mumbai Commodity Exchange. According to his 2941 autobiography Collecting Dust, it was his time on the exchange floor, watching fortunes made and lost in fractions of seconds, that inspired the development of his business philosophy known as Evolutionary Management.\n\nAccording to this theory, only by creating a corporate environment where the ambitious and hardworking get rewarded and those not performing above expectations get quickly culled can a company remain agile and not get mired in stagnation. Even though Shubin has seen a high level of turnover in the past few years, the strategy seems to be working. Since Arlington has taken over Shubin, the company has recorded increases in profit and expansion across the board. Under his leadership dozens of new initiatives have been started, including the company\u2019s move to Stanton, tech overhauls of their mining fleet, their historical conservation program, employee health awareness, massive charitable contributions and a strong dedication to hiring military veterans. However, despite this proven track record, one of his more recent directives has been met with some controversy.\n\nSharing the Wealth\nRecently, Shubin Interstellar has begun another interesting transition and has gone from predominantly hiring internal personnel to heavily engaging external contractors. Arlington has come out in written statements explaining that this strategy means the company can remain more flexible in the face of changing mining conditions and allows its core workers to focus on high priority operations.\n\nHowever, mining rights groups have pointed out that, as contractors, many of the miners working for Shubin are no longer entitled to the same benefits and protections that full employees receive. Since Shubin has been forced to forge deeper into more and more hazardous areas, there are those who think that Shubin\u2019s switch to hiring contractors is an attempt to avoid the expense and risk associated with having their own employees working these difficult sites. Yet there\u2019s no denying that independent miners across the \u2019verse have been bidding on these jobs en masse, welcoming the influx of credits in what can sometimes be a volatile industry.\n\nWhatever the future holds for the company, there is no denying that they have made their mark on Humanity\u2019s history. With hundreds of tons of ores and minerals being harvested every second, Shubin Interstellar and their CEO Gavin Arlington are still changing the face of our Empire, not only physically with their large scale operations, but also behind the scenes with their wide reaching influence and financial strength.","de_DE":"Portfolio: Shubin Interstellar Interstellar\nDas verborgene Reich\nShubin Interstellar wurde vom Wirtschaftshistoriker Dr. Edward Nogel als Hidden Empire bezeichnet und ist zu einem der expansivsten Unternehmen in der Geschichte der UEE geworden, mit Gewinnen, die mit denen eines Sonnensystems konkurrieren k\u00f6nnen, und einer Mitarbeiterzahl, die gro\u00df genug ist, um eines zu f\u00fcllen. Und w\u00e4hrend die meisten Menschen mit dem Unternehmen namentlich vertraut sind, weil ein gro\u00dfer Teil ihres Gesch\u00e4fts in den entlegensten Teilen des Weltraums stattfindet, wissen nur wenige, wie massiv eine Unternehmenseinheit Shubin wirklich ist. Doch von Anfang an wurde Shubin mit Blick auf gro\u00dfe Pl\u00e4ne entwickelt.\n\nShubin Interstellar wurde 2410 gegr\u00fcndet und begann sein Leben als Investorengruppe unter der Leitung der Sol-Baumagnatin Martha Shubin, um den beginnenden Terraforming-Boom zu nutzen. Als die Erforschung der Sterne durch die Menschheit weiterging und mehr Welten entdeckt wurden, berechnete Martha, dass sich eine gro\u00dfe Wette auf Terraforming auszahlen w\u00fcrde. Die Gruppe begann mit der Bereitstellung von Kapital f\u00fcr verschiedene Terraforming-Firmen, aber nach einer Reihe von Fusionen und \u00dcbernahmen fand sich Shubin Interstellar mit einer Mehrheitsbeteiligung am drittgr\u00f6\u00dften Terraforming-Konzern in der UNE wieder.\n\nDas Unternehmen wuchs weiter wie die Menschheit, aber die F\u00fchrungskr\u00e4fte von Shubin hatten ein Gemeinkostenproblem, sobald das Terraforming in einem bestimmten System durchgef\u00fchrt wurde. Die Ausr\u00fcstung und das Fachwissen, die sie w\u00e4hrend des langwierigen planetarischen Engineering-Prozesses im System aufgebaut hatten, wurden nach Abschluss der Arbeiten mit einem erheblichen Verlust verkauft oder liquidiert. Diese Bedenken wurden noch versch\u00e4rft, als sich die rasante Expansion des 25. und 26. Jahrhunderts zu verlangsamen begann, was bedeutete, dass es weniger Systeme f\u00fcr die Terraform gab. Die L\u00f6sung bot sich an, als Fulcrum Mining Associates eine massive \u00dcbernahme der Verm\u00f6genswerte von Shubin im Centauri-System anbot. Stattdessen machte Shubin ein Gegenangebot zum vollst\u00e4ndigen Kauf von Fulcrum - der Plan war, dass Shubin durch den Erwerb seiner Bergbauexpertise in der Lage sein w\u00fcrde, seine Terraforming-Best\u00e4nde nahtlos direkt in Bergbaugebiete umzur\u00fcsten.\n\nEs entpuppte sich als hochprofitable Entscheidung, und das ohnehin schon beeindruckende Portfolio von Shubin wurde schnell erweitert. Bald wurden reine Minenanlagen in Systemen ohne Terraforming-Anforderungen gebaut. Im 27. Jahrhundert machte der Bergbau 60% des Nettoverm\u00f6gens von Shubin Interstellar aus, was das Unternehmen veranlasste, das Terraforming in eine separate Tochtergesellschaft f\u00fcr Planetentechnik zu segmentieren und den Schwerpunkt stark auf die Erzgewinnung zu verlagern. Shubin hatte sich erfolgreich von einem Unternehmen, das dazu beitrug, Welten zu schaffen, zu einem Unternehmen entwickelt, das sich in erster Linie darauf konzentrierte, sie auseinander zu rei\u00dfen.\n\nSchnell bis heute und Shubin hat Bergbauaktivit\u00e4ten in nahezu jedem System in der UEE und vielen anderen L\u00e4ndern. Ihr Einfluss auf Politik und Regierung ist un\u00fcbertroffen und \u00f6ffentliche Aufzeichnungen zeigen, dass Shubin im Gesch\u00e4ftsjahr 2945 mehr als jedes andere Unternehmen zur Lobbyarbeit beigetragen hat. W\u00e4hrend heutzutage der Bezug auf einen Senator, der \"Steine in der Tasche\" hat, typischerweise verwendet wird, um einen Politiker zu beschreiben, der das Verfahren aufrechterh\u00e4lt, wurde der Ausdruck urspr\u00fcnglich f\u00fcr jeden im Senat verwendet, der gro\u00dfe Spenden von Shubin annahm. Doch trotz ihrer Gr\u00f6\u00dfe, Geschichte und politischen Bedeutung zeigt ihr brandneues, gl\u00e4nzendes Hauptquartier auf dem Gebiet der Mikrotechnik deutlich ihr Engagement, immer auf dem neuesten Stand zu bleiben und ihr Engagement, sich weiter zu entwickeln und zu wachsen. Viele f\u00fchren den anhaltenden Erfolg dieses Unternehmens auf den derzeitigen CEO Gavin Arlington zur\u00fcck.\n\nWunderkind\nDer auf der Erde geborene Gavin Arlington tauchte von klein auf in die Welt der Wirtschaft und Finanzen ein, als er seinen ersten Job als L\u00e4ufer an der Mumbai Commodity Exchange erhielt. Laut seiner 2941 Autobiographie Collecting Dust war es seine Zeit auf dem B\u00f6rsenparkett, die in Sekundenbruchteilen die Entwicklung seiner Unternehmensphilosophie, bekannt als Evolutionary Management, inspirierte.\n\nNach dieser Theorie kann ein Unternehmen nur durch die Schaffung eines Unternehmensumfelds, in dem das Ehrgeizige und Flei\u00dfige belohnt wird und diejenigen, die nicht \u00fcber den Erwartungen liegen, schnell ausgew\u00e4hlt werden, agil bleiben und nicht in Stagnation geraten. Auch wenn Shubin in den letzten Jahren ein hohes Umsatzniveau verzeichnet hat, scheint die Strategie zu funktionieren. Seit der \u00dcbernahme von Shubin durch Arlington verzeichnet das Unternehmen Gewinnsteigerungen und Expansion auf breiter Front. Unter seiner F\u00fchrung wurden Dutzende neuer Initiativen gestartet, darunter der Umzug des Unternehmens nach Stanton, technische \u00dcberholungen ihrer Minenflotte, ihr historisches Naturschutzprogramm, das Gesundheitsbewusstsein der Mitarbeiter, massive gemeinn\u00fctzige Beitr\u00e4ge und ein starkes Engagement f\u00fcr die Einstellung von Milit\u00e4rveteranen. Trotz dieser nachgewiesenen Erfolgsbilanz ist jedoch eine seiner j\u00fcngsten Richtlinien auf einige Kontroversen gesto\u00dfen.\n\nDen Reichtum teilen\nK\u00fcrzlich hat Shubin Interstellar einen weiteren interessanten \u00dcbergang eingeleitet und ist von der Einstellung \u00fcberwiegend internen Personals zu stark engagierten externen Auftragnehmern \u00fcbergegangen. Arlington hat in schriftlichen Erkl\u00e4rungen erkl\u00e4rt, dass diese Strategie bedeutet, dass das Unternehmen angesichts sich \u00e4ndernder Bergbaubedingungen flexibler bleiben kann und es seinen Kernarbeitskr\u00e4ften erm\u00f6glicht, sich auf Vorg\u00e4nge mit hoher Priorit\u00e4t zu konzentrieren.\n\nBergbaurechtsgruppen haben jedoch darauf hingewiesen, dass viele der f\u00fcr Shubin t\u00e4tigen Bergleute als Auftragnehmer nicht mehr Anspruch auf die gleichen Leistungen und Schutzma\u00dfnahmen haben wie Vollzeitbesch\u00e4ftigte. Da Shubin gezwungen war, immer tiefer in immer mehr gef\u00e4hrliche Bereiche vorzudringen, gibt es diejenigen, die der Meinung sind, dass der Wechsel von Shubin zu Auftragnehmern ein Versuch ist, die Kosten und Risiken zu vermeiden, die mit dem Einsatz ihrer eigenen Mitarbeiter an diesen schwierigen Standorten verbunden sind. Dennoch ist nicht zu leugnen, dass unabh\u00e4ngige Bergleute aus dem Versus massenhaft auf diese Jobs geboten haben und den Zufluss von Krediten in einer manchmal volatilen Branche begr\u00fc\u00dften.\n\nWas auch immer die Zukunft f\u00fcr das Unternehmen bedeutet, es ist unbestritten, dass sie die Geschichte der Menschheit gepr\u00e4gt haben. Mit Hunderten von Tonnen Erzen und Mineralien, die jede Sekunde geerntet werden, ver\u00e4ndern Shubin Interstellar und ihr CEO Gavin Arlington immer noch das Gesicht unseres Reiches, nicht nur physisch mit ihren gro\u00df angelegten Operationen, sondern auch hinter den Kulissen mit ihrem weitreichenden Einfluss und ihrer Finanzkraft.","zh_CN":"Portfolio: Shubin Interstellar\nThe Hidden Empire\nDubbed the Hidden Empire by economic historian Dr. Edward Nogel, Shubin Interstellar has become one of the most expansive companies in UEE history, with profits to rival any solar system\u2019s and an employee base large enough to fill one. And while most people are familiar with the company by name, because a large portion of their business happens in the most remote parts of space, few are aware of how massive a corporate entity Shubin really is. Yet from its very inception, Shubin was created with big plans in mind.\n\nFounded in 2410, Shubin Interstellar began life as an investment group headed by Sol construction magnate Martha Shubin to take advantage of the nascent terraforming boom. As Humanity\u2019s exploration of the stars continued and more worlds were discovered, Martha was calculating that a large bet on terraforming would pay off. The group began by providing capital to various terraforming firms, but after a series of mergers and acquisitions, Shubin Interstellar found itself with controlling interest in the third largest terraforming conglomerate in the UNE.\n\nThe business continued to grow as Humanity did, but the executives at Shubin found themselves with an overhead cost problem once the terraforming was done in any given system. The equipment and expertise that they had built up in the system during the lengthy planetary engineering process was being sold off or liquidated once the work was done, at a considerable loss. Those concerns were compounded as the rapid expansion of the 25th and 26th century began to slow, meaning that there were fewer systems to terraform. The solution presented itself when Fulcrum Mining Associates offered a massive buyout of Shubin\u2019s assets in Centauri system. Instead, Shubin made a counter offer to purchase Fulcrum outright \u2014 the plan being that by acquiring their mining expertise, Shubin would be able to seamlessly retrofit their terraforming holdings directly into mining ones.\n\nIt ended up being a highly profitable decision, and Shubin\u2019s already impressive portfolio expanded rapidly. Soon pure mining facilities were being constructed in systems without terraforming needs. By the 27th century, mining made up 60% of Shubin Interstellar\u2019s net worth, which prompted the company to segment terraforming into a separate planetary engineering subsidiary and heavily shift focus to ore acquisition. Shubin had successfully transitioned from a company that helped create worlds to one that focused primarily on ripping them apart.\n\nFast forward to today and Shubin has mining operations in close to every system in the UEE and many more beyond. Their influence on politics and government is unmatched and public records show that Shubin contributed more than any other company to lobbying efforts in the 2945 fiscal year. While these days, referring to a senator as having \u201crocks in his pocket\u201d is typically used to describe a politician who holds up proceedings, the phrase originally was used for anyone in the Senate who accepted large donations from Shubin. Yet despite their size, history and political sway, their brand new shining headquarters on microTech demonstrates clearly their dedication to remaining on the cutting edge and their commitment to continue to evolve and grow. Many attribute this company\u2019s continued success to their current CEO Gavin Arlington.\n\nWunderkind\nBorn on Earth, Gavin Arlington was immersed into the world of business and finance from a young age when he got his first job as a runner at the Mumbai Commodity Exchange. According to his 2941 autobiography Collecting Dust, it was his time on the exchange floor, watching fortunes made and lost in fractions of seconds, that inspired the development of his business philosophy known as Evolutionary Management.\n\nAccording to this theory, only by creating a corporate environment where the ambitious and hardworking get rewarded and those not performing above expectations get quickly culled can a company remain agile and not get mired in stagnation. Even though Shubin has seen a high level of turnover in the past few years, the strategy seems to be working. Since Arlington has taken over Shubin, the company has recorded increases in profit and expansion across the board. Under his leadership dozens of new initiatives have been started, including the company\u2019s move to Stanton, tech overhauls of their mining fleet, their historical conservation program, employee health awareness, massive charitable contributions and a strong dedication to hiring military veterans. However, despite this proven track record, one of his more recent directives has been met with some controversy.\n\nSharing the Wealth\nRecently, Shubin Interstellar has begun another interesting transition and has gone from predominantly hiring internal personnel to heavily engaging external contractors. Arlington has come out in written statements explaining that this strategy means the company can remain more flexible in the face of changing mining conditions and allows its core workers to focus on high priority operations.\n\nHowever, mining rights groups have pointed out that, as contractors, many of the miners working for Shubin are no longer entitled to the same benefits and protections that full employees receive. Since Shubin has been forced to forge deeper into more and more hazardous areas, there are those who think that Shubin\u2019s switch to hiring contractors is an attempt to avoid the expense and risk associated with having their own employees working these difficult sites. Yet there\u2019s no denying that independent miners across the \u2019verse have been bidding on these jobs en masse, welcoming the influx of credits in what can sometimes be a volatile industry.\n\nWhatever the future holds for the company, there is no denying that they have made their mark on Humanity\u2019s history. With hundreds of tons of ores and minerals being harvested every second, Shubin Interstellar and their CEO Gavin Arlington are still changing the face of our Empire, not only physically with their large scale operations, but also behind the scenes with their wide reaching influence and financial strength."},"links_count":0,"comment_count":57,"created_at":"2016-06-27T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"9 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-07 22:56:34","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":15394,"next_id":15398}}