======Headlines 2523====== ==== March 2523 ==== * [[Antelligence]] leverages buy out to take over freight contracts from [[Muehsam Logistics]]. Muehsam stock drops 8 points. * Service workers union unrest on [[Centerra Station]]. * [[Free Community Union]] ambassadors arrive on [[Capaldi Station]]. [[Cethalaran Directorate]] officials protest and warn of consequences. * In surprising turn around, [[Muehsam Logistics]] stock rises 16 points as company shift assets, and reinvests in [[Muehsam Logistics|Bank Janus]]. * [[Phincorp]] asteroid mine records record haul. * [[Centerra Station]] citizens in uproar over security crackdown on union organizers. Station governor threatens to cancel [[Craston Security]] security contract. ==== April 2523 ==== * Unknown hackers cause major damage to fleet and starship systems at the Directorate Shipyard on [[Bryke]]. [[npcs:Holly Dixon|Admiral Dixon]] vows to "hunt the culprits down and hand hang them from the yard arms." * [[Antelligence]] shuts down offices on [[Radstino Station]], moves executives to [[Cethalara]]. Radstino officials decry the loss of jobs. * A series of bad investments causes [[Muehsam Logistics]] stock to drop 46 points. Company officials concerned about future. * [[Craston Security]] loses security contract on [[Baring Station]]. [[Craston Security|Craston]] executives blame corrupt officials among [[Baring Station|Baring]] administrators. Moves key personnel to [[Centerra Station]]. * [[npcs:Holly Dixon|Admiral Dixon]] announces repairs to fleet complete after cyberattack earlier in the month. ==== May 2523 ==== * [[npcs:Holly Dixon|Admiral Dixon]] says a cyberattack on Directorate Navy facilities on [[Nirilia]] was thwarted. * Judge throws out environmental lawsuit against [[Antelligence]] shipping facility on [[Cethalara]]. * [[Craston Security]] hired to protect manufacturing facilities on [[Cethalara]] during strike, accused of using excessive force against union picketers. * [[Cethalaran Directorate]] building new unknown factory facility on [[Nirilia]], rumored to be in response to recent cyberattacks. * [[Muehsam Logistics]] manages to stabilize stocks after reorganizing [[Muehsam Logistics|Bank Janus]] and hiring venture capitalist [[npcs:Hans Dreyfus|Hans Dreyfus]] as new CEO. * [[Free Community Union]] closes consulate on [[Capaldi Station]]. [[Danfords Donuts|Danford's Donuts]] opens new franchise location in former consulate. * [[Antelligence]] hires law firm that sued it. ==== June 2523 ==== * The Cethalaran Labor Federation begins heavy recruitment drive among Cethalaran factories. Industry leaders claim CLF is being driven by organized crime. CLF Leader [[npcs:Tamati Tamatoa]] threatens defamation lawsuits. * [[Muehsam Logistics]] lands lucrative [[Cethalara]]-[[Davaga]] shipping contract. Stock rises 53 points. * [[Phincorp]] avoids hostile takeover bid by [[Antelligence]] by selling belt mining operation. * Seperatist movement on [[Capaldi Station]] begins noticable growth. [[Cethalaran Directorate]] officials blame the [[Free Community Union]]. * Amid growing scrutiny of [[Craston Security]]'s union breaking activities earlier this year, [[Craston Security]] pulls its forces from [[Cethalara]] and stations them on [[Radstino Station]] after landing the station's security contract. * [[Cethalaran Directorate]] Navy forms a battle group around their newest dreadnaught, the [[DNS Ramal]]. ==== July 2523 ==== * [[Rhylanor Shipping]] acquires freight contract from [[Antelligence]]. * [[Directorate Investigative Bureau|DIB]] says they're cracking down on smuggling, but zero arrests have been made." * [[Muehsam Logistics]] forms new security division with [[Cethalaran Directorate|Directorate]] blessing. * [[Craston Security]] opens cybercrime division. * [[Free Community Union]] sentiments are on the rise on [[Capaldi Station]]. * CLF Leader [[npcs:Tamati Tamatoa]] wins special election for District 267 Senate seat. ==== August 2523 ==== * [[Antelligence]] takes over Directorate factory on [[Nirilia]]. * [[Directorate Investigative Bureau|DIB]] makes arrests in [[Bryke]] shipyard cyberattacks. Say [[Genivar]] were involved. * Senator [[npcs:Tamati Tamatoa|Tamatoa]] attacks the [[Antelligence]] takeover of the [[Nirilia]] factory. * Growing unhappiness of [[Cethalaran Directorate|Directorate]] policies on [[Capaldi Station]] leads to formation of citizen militia. * [[Muehsam Logistics]] investment in the [[Davaga]] line pays off as stocks rise 102 points. * [[Craston Security]] makes multiple arrests of [[Free Community Union]] activists on [[Centerra Station]]. Promises there will be no disruptions during the [[npcs:Axel Brogden|Axel Fuller]] wedding in October. ==== September 2523 ==== * Three killed in industrial accident at [[AOSpace]] Shipyards on [[Centerra Station]] * [[Muehsam Logistics|Bank Janus]] outbids [[Antelligence|Taublin Bank]] for the assets of bankrupt Cethalaran National. * [[Free Community Union]] backs [[Paracomm]] acquisition of the shipping hub on [[Capaldi Station]]. [[Rhylanor Shipping]] protests. * Two arrested at [[Muehsam Logistics]] Research & Development facility on [[Bryke]]. Rumors of [[Eclipse Syndicate|Syndicate]] involvement. * [[Bryke]] arrests lead to raid on two CLF union warehouses on [[Cethalara]]. Eleven more arrests made. * [[Craston Security]] bust on rumored [[Eclipse Syndicate|Syndicate]] site goes bust. * [[Antelligence|Taublin Bank]] offering record interest rates on new savings accounts. * [[Centerra Station]] union organizers moves to [[Cethalara]]. ==== October 2523 ==== * [[Antelligence]] announces two thousand new positions as it expands legal department. * Senator [[npcs:Tamati Tamatoa|Tamatoa]] slams [[Craston Security]] for last month's botched raid. * [[Genivar]] claim responsibility for the largest terror attack in Cethalaran history. * [[Muehsam Logistics]] redirects ships to assist with [[Centerra Station]] relief effort. * [[Cethalaran Directorate|Directorate]] mobilizes fleet for [[Centerra Station]] relief. * [[Craston Security]] stocks plummet in wake of [[Genivar]] attack. * In wake of [[Centerra Station|Centerra]] attack, [[Capaldi Station]] declares alliance with [[Free Community Union]]. * [[Interview-Brogdens1|Interview with Axel and Saareeh Brogden]] regarding their wedding on [[Centerra Station]] * [[NewsReport-Centerra1|A news report on Centerra Station and the attack.]] ==== November 2523 ==== * Senator [[npcs:Tamati Tamatoa|Tamatoa]] slams the [[DIB]] for intelligence failures that may have stopped the [[Centerra Station]] attack. * Increasing number of reports of unidentified ships being spotted in outer reaches of system. [[Cethalaran Directorate]] Navy downplays the seriousness of these reports, says most are unconfirmed. * [[Antelligence]] invests heavily in Cethalaran Belt facilities. * [[Craston Security]] begins public relations damage control after [[Centerra Station]] disaster. * [[AO Space]] files for bankruptcy protection in wake of [[Centerra Station]] attack. * [[Vranqrax]] Navy ships lose suspected [[S'Sri]] ship in chase through system. * [[DIB]] offers 1Mcr reward for information leading to arrest of [[Genivar]] terrorists who organized the [[Centerra Station]] attack. * [[Genivar]] suicide attack on Cethalaran military base kills 6, but leads to multiple arrests. * [[Capaldi Station]] refuses Centerran refugees, but reverses decision amid backlash. * [[Muehsam Logistics]] adds additional transports to [[Centerra Station]] route. ====December 2523==== * [[Vranqrax]] announce research effort into [[Builder]] Dodecahedrons. * [[Craston Security]] begins hiring surge amid contract losses. * [[Baring Station]] [[Free Community Union]] Activists claim [[Eclipse Syndicate|Syndicate]] active there, [[DIB]] says "No Evidence." * [[Tapilda Station|Tapilda]] firm specializing in cybersecurity denounces [[Free Community Union]]. * [[Halankara]] pledges new investments into [[Nobos Station]] despite death of executive. * Orbital ring transit strike fails when organizers are arrested on terrorism charges. * Cethalaran cybersecurity unit loses funding after revelations of unconstitutional surveillance surface. * [[Halankara]] withdraws [[Aphus Station]] contract bid, leaving [[Paracomm]] bid uncontested.