Corporation Name: Incom Corporation
Headquarters: Developmental Center - Fresia | Manufacturing Center - Ranklinge | Administrative Center - Druckenwell
Locations: Headquartered initially on Fresia, Incom has expanded its holdings throughout the galaxy, setting up manufacturing centers in various locations, including Ranklinge and Druckenwell. Currently, the company’s administrative nerve center is on Druckenwell, where the board of directors and the CEO, CFO, and COO reside and conduct business. The old headquarters on Fresia remains the base of operations for the company’s research labs, while still having a significant manufacturing presence there. They have sales offices across the galaxy and the primary manufacturing centers are on Ranklinge and Fresia.
Operations: Incom started its existence as Torranix Inertial Compensator Corporation, but the awkward name soon slimmed down to Incom Corporation. They are leaders in repulsorlift technology and starship design, and have long ridden the success of their X-Wing line of starfighters and other developments. Currently, they make all manner of vehicles, ranging from ground-based pleasure, racing, and utility vehicles, to space vessels - starfighters, freighters, yachts, and larger craft. Even massive repulsorlifts, the most famous of which being Cloud City, are part of Incom’s repertoire.
Rationale: Araceli Loxley’s path to becoming Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Incom started small. Araceli began her career in the aerospace industry with an internship in college, mentored by shipyard giant Avadreia Lacroix and Kuat Drive Yards. She spent a few years after college with Lacroix before striking out on her own as a consultant at Incom Corporation. She rose through the ranks to management, earning the appreciation of the board through the application of sometimes ruthless efficiency, while earning the respect of the workforce by encouraging modernization, retraining, and retention of obsolete workforces. She was with the company for a decade, working her way up slowly but steadily, until she became Chief Financial Officer. Her approach to fiscal discipline, and her ability to cut costs, made her a consensus choice with the board, while the dividends to shareholders made possible by her stewardship made her popular with the shareholders. Her creation of Incom Select and Incom Environmental brought new life to the company that had been seeming to coast on its reputation for some time prior. After serving two years as Chief Financial Officer, Araceli was tapped for the top spot when the Chairman and CEO was killed in an industrial accident (an actual accident, not malfeasance). This move was not without some displeasure from other ambitious managers, but Araceli accepted the Board’s invitation to become CEO and pledged to lead the company to greatness.
Tier: Tier IV
Description: Incom Corporation has a long and storied history, starting its life as Torranix Inertial Compensator Corporation, a company that specialized in the design and construction of repulsorlift platforms of increasing complexity and quality, the pinnacle of which was the construction of Cloud City, a mining colony at Bespin. Later, they partnered with Subpro Corporation to create atmospheric and space fighter-craft, a path that would take them from niche marketing to the mainstream of galactic aerospace technology. Before the dissolution of the Republic, Incom and Subpro Corporation developed the famed Z-95 Headhunter, a line that continues to this day. Shortly after, relations between Incom and Subpro soured due to contract disputes, and the companies went their separate ways. Incom struck out on its own.
During the Clone Wars, Incom Corporation did its part with the construction of the Aggressive Reconnaisance-170, or ARC-170 starfighter, a heavy fighter/bomber that was used heavily in the later days of the Clone Wars. This translated to the X-Wing fighter in the early days of the Rebellion era. Shortly after the X-Wing fighter plans were finalized, the Galactic Empire nationalized Incom. In response, a vast majority of the engineers and scientists defected, taking the X-Wing plans and four prototypes with them. In retaliation, the Empire arrested what former Incom employees they could find and sentenced them to the spice mines of Kessel, but they were rescued by Captain Antilles of the Alliance.
Some employees that didn’t defect, but didn’t remain with the Imperial-controlled Incom, broke away and created FreiTek, Inc. After the fall of the Empire, Incom regrouped, with FreiTek becoming a subsidiary corporation dedicated to avionics and armatures, existing under the Incom Corporation umbrella. Established in the last several years are two other subsidiary corporations: Incom Select and Incom Environmental. Incom Select was the brainchild of Araceli Loxley, who saw an untapped market that Incom could exploit - the high-end custom vessel market. The idea was simple - to provide wealthy patrons with the opportunity to purchase on-demand, or in some cases completely custom vehicles made to spec, without needing to entrust their credits to a random boutique shipbuilder. The Incom name carried some weight, and would lead to a surge of business. Incom was able to produce luxury craft, freighters, even gunships and starfighters (within legal limits, of course) for individuals, companies, and governments that wanted and could afford something more specialized than Incom’s mass-produced lines. The endeavor was a smashing success, paying for itself in only the second year and creating a modest profit the third. Incom Environmental was a join project with Loxley and another member of the Board who was looking to boost Incom’s public relations credentials. This subsidiary is dedicated to the development of heavy machinery that is both practical and environmentally neutral, such that it neither leaves a great deal of pollution, or has other unintended side effects that disturb the environment. This company has not yet become a financial success, but provides a sufficient tax write-off to justify its continued existence, and has earned Incom some good will in the public relations sphere.
As Incom has developed further, some of its workforce has become obsolete as it was replaced with automation. Incom is dedicated to the retainment and retraining of its workers and, in the instance of their inability to justify their continued employment, their human resources department has received training in job placement in similarly suitable fields like factory work or electrical engineering. This is all part of a campaign to boost Incom’s moral credibility, to get away from an image of greedy profit-centered corporate raiders towards a more palatable reputation as a responsible corporate citizen. Loxley has in the recent past been putting feelers out for the possibility of Incom Corporation joining the Techno Union, and as such naturally favors the Confederacy of Independent System personally, however under her tenure, Incom has continued its history of neutrality, selling to whoever has the credits to make the bill.
Headquarters: Developmental Center - Fresia | Manufacturing Center - Ranklinge | Administrative Center - Druckenwell
Locations: Headquartered initially on Fresia, Incom has expanded its holdings throughout the galaxy, setting up manufacturing centers in various locations, including Ranklinge and Druckenwell. Currently, the company’s administrative nerve center is on Druckenwell, where the board of directors and the CEO, CFO, and COO reside and conduct business. The old headquarters on Fresia remains the base of operations for the company’s research labs, while still having a significant manufacturing presence there. They have sales offices across the galaxy and the primary manufacturing centers are on Ranklinge and Fresia.
Operations: Incom started its existence as Torranix Inertial Compensator Corporation, but the awkward name soon slimmed down to Incom Corporation. They are leaders in repulsorlift technology and starship design, and have long ridden the success of their X-Wing line of starfighters and other developments. Currently, they make all manner of vehicles, ranging from ground-based pleasure, racing, and utility vehicles, to space vessels - starfighters, freighters, yachts, and larger craft. Even massive repulsorlifts, the most famous of which being Cloud City, are part of Incom’s repertoire.
Rationale: Araceli Loxley’s path to becoming Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Incom started small. Araceli began her career in the aerospace industry with an internship in college, mentored by shipyard giant Avadreia Lacroix and Kuat Drive Yards. She spent a few years after college with Lacroix before striking out on her own as a consultant at Incom Corporation. She rose through the ranks to management, earning the appreciation of the board through the application of sometimes ruthless efficiency, while earning the respect of the workforce by encouraging modernization, retraining, and retention of obsolete workforces. She was with the company for a decade, working her way up slowly but steadily, until she became Chief Financial Officer. Her approach to fiscal discipline, and her ability to cut costs, made her a consensus choice with the board, while the dividends to shareholders made possible by her stewardship made her popular with the shareholders. Her creation of Incom Select and Incom Environmental brought new life to the company that had been seeming to coast on its reputation for some time prior. After serving two years as Chief Financial Officer, Araceli was tapped for the top spot when the Chairman and CEO was killed in an industrial accident (an actual accident, not malfeasance). This move was not without some displeasure from other ambitious managers, but Araceli accepted the Board’s invitation to become CEO and pledged to lead the company to greatness.
Tier: Tier IV
Description: Incom Corporation has a long and storied history, starting its life as Torranix Inertial Compensator Corporation, a company that specialized in the design and construction of repulsorlift platforms of increasing complexity and quality, the pinnacle of which was the construction of Cloud City, a mining colony at Bespin. Later, they partnered with Subpro Corporation to create atmospheric and space fighter-craft, a path that would take them from niche marketing to the mainstream of galactic aerospace technology. Before the dissolution of the Republic, Incom and Subpro Corporation developed the famed Z-95 Headhunter, a line that continues to this day. Shortly after, relations between Incom and Subpro soured due to contract disputes, and the companies went their separate ways. Incom struck out on its own.
During the Clone Wars, Incom Corporation did its part with the construction of the Aggressive Reconnaisance-170, or ARC-170 starfighter, a heavy fighter/bomber that was used heavily in the later days of the Clone Wars. This translated to the X-Wing fighter in the early days of the Rebellion era. Shortly after the X-Wing fighter plans were finalized, the Galactic Empire nationalized Incom. In response, a vast majority of the engineers and scientists defected, taking the X-Wing plans and four prototypes with them. In retaliation, the Empire arrested what former Incom employees they could find and sentenced them to the spice mines of Kessel, but they were rescued by Captain Antilles of the Alliance.
Some employees that didn’t defect, but didn’t remain with the Imperial-controlled Incom, broke away and created FreiTek, Inc. After the fall of the Empire, Incom regrouped, with FreiTek becoming a subsidiary corporation dedicated to avionics and armatures, existing under the Incom Corporation umbrella. Established in the last several years are two other subsidiary corporations: Incom Select and Incom Environmental. Incom Select was the brainchild of Araceli Loxley, who saw an untapped market that Incom could exploit - the high-end custom vessel market. The idea was simple - to provide wealthy patrons with the opportunity to purchase on-demand, or in some cases completely custom vehicles made to spec, without needing to entrust their credits to a random boutique shipbuilder. The Incom name carried some weight, and would lead to a surge of business. Incom was able to produce luxury craft, freighters, even gunships and starfighters (within legal limits, of course) for individuals, companies, and governments that wanted and could afford something more specialized than Incom’s mass-produced lines. The endeavor was a smashing success, paying for itself in only the second year and creating a modest profit the third. Incom Environmental was a join project with Loxley and another member of the Board who was looking to boost Incom’s public relations credentials. This subsidiary is dedicated to the development of heavy machinery that is both practical and environmentally neutral, such that it neither leaves a great deal of pollution, or has other unintended side effects that disturb the environment. This company has not yet become a financial success, but provides a sufficient tax write-off to justify its continued existence, and has earned Incom some good will in the public relations sphere.
As Incom has developed further, some of its workforce has become obsolete as it was replaced with automation. Incom is dedicated to the retainment and retraining of its workers and, in the instance of their inability to justify their continued employment, their human resources department has received training in job placement in similarly suitable fields like factory work or electrical engineering. This is all part of a campaign to boost Incom’s moral credibility, to get away from an image of greedy profit-centered corporate raiders towards a more palatable reputation as a responsible corporate citizen. Loxley has in the recent past been putting feelers out for the possibility of Incom Corporation joining the Techno Union, and as such naturally favors the Confederacy of Independent System personally, however under her tenure, Incom has continued its history of neutrality, selling to whoever has the credits to make the bill.
