L O S T
Corporation Name: Outer Rim Oreworks Company
Headquarters: Lianna
Locations: Apatros, Excarga, Lamaredd
Operations: Mining and Ore Refinement
Rationale: Having long since relinquished her hold over SST, Kära's corporate career seemed to be at an end. That is until a certain Umbaran brought to her attention the steady mining operations taking place in the Outer Rim Territories by ORO. Having a soft spot for that particular region in space, and fond memories of mining excursions, she organized a meeting with the current Administrative Branch who had been running the company through a haphazard Oligarchy rather than electing a C.E.O.
While she created a strong case in her favor, making clear her successful corporate history, and no doubt with a little bit of manipulation involved, the decision had already been made for them following the subjugation of their key world, Apatros. And so the company relinquished control to her. A panel was created of elected officials who oversaw each department on a day to day basis, as a way to offer them pseudo-power to vote on smaller department decisions and thus keep the peace. Of course, ultimately this meant nothing in the grand scheme of things as anything of note would go solely through the C.E.O and her advisers.
Tier: 2
Description: While being a company solely dedicated to the acquisition and refinement of precious ores, ORO contains departments dedicated to Administration and Exploration, as a way to keep all operations self-contained. Any droids or starships acquired by ORO are purchased from one of the many verified companies situated on Lianna, although there are plans to contract from specific suppliers in the future. ORO owns a small complex in one of the larger plazas of Lianna - however, all non bureaucratic operations take place elsewhere.
During the Gulag Plague ORO was struck badly and in the aftermath the majority of its mining facilities were deemed either unsafe or unprofitable. This once great company had to begin to rebuild itself, returning to Apatros and Lamaredd to salvage what they could. From there the only other sizable acquisition came in the form of Excarga, which was deemed ORO's new hope in so far as growth was concerned. Despite having been utilized by the Mining Guild, and likely countless others, it remained rich with ore.
With the Plague having taken its toll on operations, ORO's more strict policies concerning its workers were removed; while still not paying the greatest of wages, the living conditions of its employees were improved to try and keep up morale. The administrative knew that they could not afford to lose any of their workforce. Since then ORO has grown back into its role, and while they are no longer facing the threat of extinction these somewhat kinder policies remain in play.
The recent subjugation of Apatros by the Techno Union destabilized the company, however; in order to keep ORO under control its Oligarchy was fractured and the Union looked for a fresh face to lead the corporation. The responsibility of finding this new C.E.O fell to Gerion Ardik who reached out to an old associate and persuaded her to take the helm, well aware of her corporate history. Kära's first act as Executive Officer was to move the company headquarters from Apatros, which had been shaken up considerably by the fierce dominion, to Lianna.
Subsidiaries: --
Primary Sources: TU Dominion of Apatros
Acquisition Thread: Procuring the Fractured
This is a Canon Company
Canon Source: Outer Rim Oreworks Company
