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Portfolio: Shubin Interstellar
The Hidden Empire
Dubbed 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’s 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.

Founded 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’s 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.

The 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’s assets in Centauri system. Instead, Shubin made a counter offer to purchase Fulcrum outright — the plan being that by acquiring their mining expertise, Shubin would be able to seamlessly retrofit their terraforming holdings directly into mining ones.

It ended up being a highly profitable decision, and Shubin’s 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’s 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.

Fast 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 “rocks in his pocket” 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’s continued success to their current CEO Gavin Arlington.

Wunderkind
Born 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.

According 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’s 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.

Sharing the Wealth
Recently, 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.

However, 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’s 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’s no denying that independent miners across the ’verse have been bidding on these jobs en masse, welcoming the influx of credits in what can sometimes be a volatile industry.

Whatever the future holds for the company, there is no denying that they have made their mark on Humanity’s 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.
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Das verborgene Reich
Shubin 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 können, und einer Mitarbeiterzahl, die groß genug ist, um eines zu füllen. Und während die meisten Menschen mit dem Unternehmen namentlich vertraut sind, weil ein großer Teil ihres Geschäfts 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 große Pläne entwickelt.

Shubin Interstellar wurde 2410 gegründet 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 große Wette auf Terraforming auszahlen würde. Die Gruppe begann mit der Bereitstellung von Kapital für verschiedene Terraforming-Firmen, aber nach einer Reihe von Fusionen und Übernahmen fand sich Shubin Interstellar mit einer Mehrheitsbeteiligung am drittgrößten Terraforming-Konzern in der UNE wieder.

Das Unternehmen wuchs weiter wie die Menschheit, aber die Führungskräfte von Shubin hatten ein Gemeinkostenproblem, sobald das Terraforming in einem bestimmten System durchgeführt wurde. Die Ausrüstung und das Fachwissen, die sie während 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 verschärft, als sich die rasante Expansion des 25. und 26. Jahrhunderts zu verlangsamen begann, was bedeutete, dass es weniger Systeme für die Terraform gab. Die Lösung bot sich an, als Fulcrum Mining Associates eine massive Übernahme der Vermögenswerte von Shubin im Centauri-System anbot. Stattdessen machte Shubin ein Gegenangebot zum vollständigen Kauf von Fulcrum - der Plan war, dass Shubin durch den Erwerb seiner Bergbauexpertise in der Lage sein würde, seine Terraforming-Bestände nahtlos direkt in Bergbaugebiete umzurüsten.

Es 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 Nettovermögens von Shubin Interstellar aus, was das Unternehmen veranlasste, das Terraforming in eine separate Tochtergesellschaft für 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 reißen.

Schnell bis heute und Shubin hat Bergbauaktivitäten in nahezu jedem System in der UEE und vielen anderen Ländern. Ihr Einfluss auf Politik und Regierung ist unübertroffen und öffentliche Aufzeichnungen zeigen, dass Shubin im Geschäftsjahr 2945 mehr als jedes andere Unternehmen zur Lobbyarbeit beigetragen hat. Während heutzutage der Bezug auf einen Senator, der "Steine in der Tasche" hat, typischerweise verwendet wird, um einen Politiker zu beschreiben, der das Verfahren aufrechterhält, wurde der Ausdruck ursprünglich für jeden im Senat verwendet, der große Spenden von Shubin annahm. Doch trotz ihrer Größe, Geschichte und politischen Bedeutung zeigt ihr brandneues, glänzendes 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 führen den anhaltenden Erfolg dieses Unternehmens auf den derzeitigen CEO Gavin Arlington zurück.

Wunderkind
Der auf der Erde geborene Gavin Arlington tauchte von klein auf in die Welt der Wirtschaft und Finanzen ein, als er seinen ersten Job als Läufer an der Mumbai Commodity Exchange erhielt. Laut seiner 2941 Autobiographie Collecting Dust war es seine Zeit auf dem Börsenparkett, die in Sekundenbruchteilen die Entwicklung seiner Unternehmensphilosophie, bekannt als Evolutionary Management, inspirierte.

Nach dieser Theorie kann ein Unternehmen nur durch die Schaffung eines Unternehmensumfelds, in dem das Ehrgeizige und Fleißige belohnt wird und diejenigen, die nicht über den Erwartungen liegen, schnell ausgewählt 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 Übernahme von Shubin durch Arlington verzeichnet das Unternehmen Gewinnsteigerungen und Expansion auf breiter Front. Unter seiner Führung wurden Dutzende neuer Initiativen gestartet, darunter der Umzug des Unternehmens nach Stanton, technische Überholungen ihrer Minenflotte, ihr historisches Naturschutzprogramm, das Gesundheitsbewusstsein der Mitarbeiter, massive gemeinnützige Beiträge und ein starkes Engagement für die Einstellung von Militärveteranen. Trotz dieser nachgewiesenen Erfolgsbilanz ist jedoch eine seiner jüngsten Richtlinien auf einige Kontroversen gestoßen.

Den Reichtum teilen
Kürzlich hat Shubin Interstellar einen weiteren interessanten Übergang eingeleitet und ist von der Einstellung überwiegend internen Personals zu stark engagierten externen Auftragnehmern übergegangen. Arlington hat in schriftlichen Erklärungen erklärt, dass diese Strategie bedeutet, dass das Unternehmen angesichts sich ändernder Bergbaubedingungen flexibler bleiben kann und es seinen Kernarbeitskräften ermöglicht, sich auf Vorgänge mit hoher Priorität zu konzentrieren.

Bergbaurechtsgruppen haben jedoch darauf hingewiesen, dass viele der für Shubin tätigen Bergleute als Auftragnehmer nicht mehr Anspruch auf die gleichen Leistungen und Schutzmaßnahmen haben wie Vollzeitbeschäftigte. Da Shubin gezwungen war, immer tiefer in immer mehr gefährliche 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 unabhängige Bergleute aus dem Versus massenhaft auf diese Jobs geboten haben und den Zufluss von Krediten in einer manchmal volatilen Branche begrüßten.

Was auch immer die Zukunft für das Unternehmen bedeutet, es ist unbestritten, dass sie die Geschichte der Menschheit geprägt haben. Mit Hunderten von Tonnen Erzen und Mineralien, die jede Sekunde geerntet werden, verändern Shubin Interstellar und ihr CEO Gavin Arlington immer noch das Gesicht unseres Reiches, nicht nur physisch mit ihren groß angelegten Operationen, sondern auch hinter den Kulissen mit ihrem weitreichenden Einfluss und ihrer Finanzkraft.
Portfolio: Shubin Interstellar
The Hidden Empire
Dubbed 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’s 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.

Founded 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’s 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.

The 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’s assets in Centauri system. Instead, Shubin made a counter offer to purchase Fulcrum outright — the plan being that by acquiring their mining expertise, Shubin would be able to seamlessly retrofit their terraforming holdings directly into mining ones.

It ended up being a highly profitable decision, and Shubin’s 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’s 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.

Fast 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 “rocks in his pocket” 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’s continued success to their current CEO Gavin Arlington.

Wunderkind
Born 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.

According 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’s 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.

Sharing the Wealth
Recently, 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.

However, 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’s 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’s no denying that independent miners across the ’verse have been bidding on these jobs en masse, welcoming the influx of credits in what can sometimes be a volatile industry.

Whatever the future holds for the company, there is no denying that they have made their mark on Humanity’s 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.

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