====== Known Corporations ======

This is a partial list of corporations and major companies operating in the 22nd century, some of which exist in the real world, and others which have been founded in the years between now and 2155. Companies that exist today are marked with a *, and linked sections note how the company has developed in the intervening years.

===== ? =====

  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:711|7-11]]*: Convenience store chain with presence worldwide, including ownership of many refueling/recharging stations.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:721|721 Firearms]]: Manufacturers of a variety of security-oriented products, with their roots in firearms and ballistic protection.

===== A =====

  * Aetherwheel Books: Publishes books, databooks, and periodicals.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:ambrex|Ambrex]]: Bioroid design and production, cybernetics manufacture, resource accumulation and manufacture.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:alboco|Alboco Industrial]]: Manufacturers of industrial equipment.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:altair|Altair]]: Computers and nanotechnology developers.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Amazon|Amazon Corporation]]*: Offering delivery services for everything from files to print media to electronics to food to vehicles and more, Amazon is one of the oldest Net retailers in existence and has an excellent Virtual presence.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Apple|Apple Technologies]]*: One of the world's leading producers of computing technology.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:archon|Archon Financial]]: Banking services (gives loans, pays interest on certain accounts, handles investments.)
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Arizon|Arizon Electronics]]
  * Artificial Inspirations: Robotics firm specializing in intelligent design.
  * Aspar Arms*: Armenian arms manufacturers and dealers who specialize in silenced sniper rifles, automatic rifles, and ammunition, as well as selling a variety of brands of rifles, guns, ammunition, and military supplies in several Armenian storefronts. They have an exclusive license to sell Beretta firearms within Armenia.
  * Astra Arms SA*: Astra Arms is a major Swiss manufacturer of semi-automatic pistols and rifles. At present, the Astra Arms S.A. products are distributed on the European civilian market and Central and South American, Asian and African military market.
  * Atlas: Vehicle manufacturer (also makes robotics, mostly industrial.)
  * Atlas Arms: Futuristic armaments mostly designed for the robotics and mech industry.
  * Atolon: Performance handguns, airguns, and other civilian equipment.
  * Avalon Fashion: Clothing manufacturers (expensive.)

===== B =====

  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Barton|Barton Security]]: Security forces for small to medium companies, as well as security cameras and other solutions.
  * BizarreNet: Focused on news production, coverage, printing, etc., particularly of the strange and unusual variety.
  * Blackburn Media: Publishes books, databooks, and other media.
  * BMW*: Manufactures high-speed personal land vehicles.
  * Bodell: Pharmaceuticals company, specializing in disease prevention / relief.
  * British Energy*: Formerly known as British Petroleum until its switch to hydrogen fuels and energy production. Operates from Britain, but has stations along the East Coast of the US and throughout Europe.
  * Bristol Hoversystems: Manufactures hovercraft and vertols.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:BurgerKing|Burger King]]*: A long-time fast food favorite.

===== C =====

  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:CaptainDonut|Captain Donut]]: A franchise operation revolving around coffee and donuts, favored by law enforcement companies everywhere.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Cassion|Cassion]]: Manufactures ship parts and general electronics.
  * Cerebellum: Focused on news production, coverage, printing, etc.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Charlemagne|Charlemagne Luxuries]]: Rich men's toys.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Chiron|Chiron]]: Entertainment industry magnates, specializing in viewscreens.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Chutojin|Chutojin]]: Cybernetics and biomedical products.
  * Circa Unlimited: Publishes books, databooks, and other media.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Citadel|Citadel International]]
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Clairebell|Clairebell]]: Clothing manufacturers (moderate-priced.)
  * Clamor: Focused on tabloid news production, coverage, printing, etc.
  * ClearNews: Focused on broadcast news production, coverage, printing, etc.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:CocaCola|Coca-Cola]]*: Drink manufacturers.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Comcast|Comcast]]*: Telecomm giant that sells broadband Net/video/uplink service.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Connelly_White|Connelly-White]]: Military / civilian aeronautics and astronautics contractors, specializing in shuttlecraft and fightercraft.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:CoreValues|CoreValues]]: High-level retail chain that markets off-brand products, and has a hand in most legal industries. Suspected of sabotaging competitors, but nothing proven.
  * Cyber Technology*: An Australian manufacturer of autonomous drones, including industrial, service, and military combat drones.


===== D =====

  * Databridge: Low-end telecomm service, specializing in third-world areas.
  * Degtyarev Holdings*: Founded in Kovrov in 1917, Degtyarev has been supplying Russian and Soviet armed forces with weapons ever since. Weapons such as the Degtyarev anti-tank rifle (PTRD), the Degtyarev infantry machine gun (DP-28), the Shpagin submachine gun (PPSh-41) and the Goryunov heavy machine gun (SG-43 Goryunov) were created at the plant. Presently Degtyarev produces revolvers, machine guns, aircraft guns, anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank guns and rocket systems, as well as a range of civilian products: motorcycles (i.e. Voskhod), mopeds, micro-tractors, sewing machines and accumulator batteries.
  * Dell*: Manufacturer of workhorse computer systems to end users and small to medium businesses; quality is consistently average but fair for its prices.
  * Deltaire: Low-cost transport at regular intervals (10% under standard rates, trips daily from any major city to almost any other)
  * Dodge*: Manufacturers of personal land transport vehicles.
  * Dollar Tree*: Along with various other 'dollar' stores; although most of the products offered in these stores now range from one to ten dollars, all of them are evenly priced. Dollar Tree, in particular, offers bulk packages of their products for delivery.

===== E =====

  * Eagle: Software conglomerate (Eagle Eye educational software, EagleWorks productivity software, etc.)
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:EMC|Enterprise Management Consortium]]: Privately owned, EMC has been offering unusual jobs to contractors with high morals.
  * Energy Solutions: Producers of liquid hydrogen, fuel cells, and other power technology.
  * Evo Manufacturing: Glitzy, stylish goods with little additional benefit.

===== F =====

  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Facebook|Facebook]]: Still one of the leading social media networks on the Net, and has subsumed Twitter and several less popular systems; also sponsors its own form of scrip in currency that is publicly tradable for goods.
  * Featherlight Interplanetary News Network: Publishes books, databooks, and media broadcasts. Also known as FINN Broadcasting.
  * FedEx*: Package delivery services throughout the planet.
  * Ferrari*: Manufacturers of high-end luxury/performance land vehicles.
  * Filterfly: Focused on media production, coverage, printing, etc.
  * Ford*: Manufacturers with a long history of automation in production, designing a variety of land, sea, air, and spacecraft.
  * Foreigner: Works on cybernetics, robotics, and personal embetterment devices.
  * Fortuna Financial: Banking services (gives loans, pays interest on certain accounts, handles investments.)
  * Frito-Lay's*: A major player in the packaged foods industry that got their start selling snack foods.
  * Fuchs Fine Guns - Rifle manufacturers from Austria, with customized single and double rifles chambered in a variety of cartridges for hunting medium to large and dangerous game. Bolt-action rifles are still very popular choices. Fuchs firearms often have a waiting time of twelve months, and are quite expensive but very high quality.
  * Future Now: Tech company focused on easing the lives of the rich.

===== G =====

  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Galloway|Galloway Tailored Defenses]]
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Google|Google]]*: Major corporate player in the Internet market, controlling a large portion of its infrastructure and search technology.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Granth|Granth Survival Supplies]]
  * Gleason Publishing: Publishes books, databooks, and other media.
  * Glock Gmbh (Glock)*: Based in Austria, Glock manufactures polymer-framed pistols that are commonly used by law enforcement agencies and military organizations around the world, and are also popular amongst civilians for home defense and concealed/open carry. Their polymer design makes them lighter than traditional steel or aluminum firearms, and they have a relatively small number of mechanical components compared to other firearms. Glock firearms are valued for their high reliability, and typically have conversion kits enabling the use of a wide variety of calibers. Glock also makes knives, entrenching tools, and apparel, and has subsidiaries in the United States, Uruguay, Hong Kong, UAE, and India.
  * GNC*
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:goramynn|Goramynn Military Contracts]]: Makers of really big weapons for military / home defense.
  * Gorgonna: Makers of utilitarian machine technology.
  * Granmal: Disaster / emergency preparedness specialists.
  * Gyron: Focuses on supplies for remote territories, from postholers to pistols.


===== H =====

  * Hallmark*
  * Harley Davidson*
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Hartley|Hartley Construction]]
  * Hershey's*
  * Herstal Group*: Parent company of FN Herstal, Winchester (US Repeating Arms Company), and Browning Arms Company, based in Belgium. It was responsible for the 7.62x51mm ammunition design and 5.56x45mm ammunition design adopted by NATO.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:HolidayInn|Holiday Inn]]
  * Holland and Holland*: British manufacturers of handcrafted shotguns and sporting rifles, as well as a line of sportsman's clothing and accessories. They manufacture a variety of custom luxury weapons including combination over/underbarrel firearms, and there is a waiting period of approximately two years for most weapons. They have showrooms in New York City, Moscow, and Dubai, and have a historical record of creating many custom calibers for discerning clients with special needs, including the various Nitro Express bullets and the Paradox shotgun shell.
  * Home Depot*: Retailers of home improvement, gardening, and repair supplies; bought out Lowe's and several other smaller companies in 2065.


===== I =====

  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Imperial|Imperial Laser Systems]]
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Indiron|Indiron Technical]]
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:IBM|International Business Machines]]*: One of the oldest developers and manufacturers of machines used in the workplace, including computers, cash registers, and peripheral equipment.

===== J =====

  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:jackal|Jackal Replicas]]: This company makes replicas of 20th and 21st century products, updated to take advantage of modern developments. Surprisingly, some of their products are street-legal for open carry, although you still need a permit to concealed-carry.
  * Jacobs Ballistic: Specializing in high-damage ballistic weaponry. 
  * Jeep*
  * Johnson and Johnson*
  * Jovian Monetary Exchanges: Banking services (gives loans, pays interest on certain accounts, handles investments.)
  * JustNews: Focused on news production, coverage, printing, etc.

===== K =====

  * Kalashnikov Concern*: The largest arms manufacturer of Russia, producing over 95% of all Russian small arms and supplying to countries around the world. The Concern contains three brands: "Kalashnikov" (combat and civilian weapons)", "Baikal" (hunting and civilian guns), and "Izhmash" (sporting rifles). The Concern also has business lines that include motorcycles and automobiles, remote weapon stations, unmanned aerial vehicles and multi-functional special-purpose boats. These brands maintain high reliability and operational simplicity throughout their design, and many lower-quality imitators exist.
  * Kellogg's*: Manufacturers and distributors of major food staples, including cereals.
  * Keylar: Plastics / ceramics manufacturer, with significant interest in housewares, industrial, and defense markets.
  * Keystone Industrial: Major construction contractor.
  * Krant Military Supplies: Manufactures weaponry and armor for private military contractors, governments, and corporate security.


===== L =====

  * Leather and Lace: Clothing manufacturer outlet.
  * Legaion: Military / civilian astronautics contractors, specializing in high-bulk craft. (10000 tons or more.)
  * LibrosNews: Focused on news production, coverage, printing, etc.
  * Lifesystems: Designers of life support systems and building ventilation, etc.


===== M =====

  * Markavy Shipyards: Builds, refits, and repairs spacefaring vessels.
  * Market Street: Publishes books, databooks, and other media.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:McDonalds|McDonald's]]*
  * Mercedes*
  * Metal Storm*: Manufacturers of the 'Storm' and related lines of extreme-ROF firearms, based out of Australia as a subsidiary of DefendTex, an Australian research and development company. 'Storm' weapons typically are preloaded-barrel weaponry with electronic firing triggers, including MAUL (MultiShot Accessory Underbarrel Launchers, an electronically fired 12-gauge shotgun as an accessory or self-contained weapon), the 3GS (a semiautomatic grenade launcher with three preloaded grenades per barrel), and the Storm Volley, a multi-barrel stacked projectile weapon meant for suppressive fire, with each barrel generating an RPM of 27,777 with a distance of 1/10th meter per followup projectile for the duration.
  * Microdracon: Processor manufacturers ('fueled with the power of the dragon!')
  * Mihicharo Banking: Banking services (gives loans, pays interest on certain accounts, handles investments.)
  * Military Industries Corporation*: A government owned Saudi Arabian corporation, MIC manufactures Saudi Arabian firearms, ammunition, and armored vehicles used by the military.
  * Morgan-Richards: Genetic research and development, pharmacy manufacturers.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:morpheum|Morpheum Entertainments]]: Entertainment media empire.
  * Morisson Engineering: Makes planetary exploration vehicles.
  * Motel 6: Low-cost chain of rent-by-the-night motels. Reasonably reputable.
  * Motivo: Vertol and small astronautics manufacturers, made popular by Space Racer championships.
  * Myrtle: Fuel production specialists focusing on hydrogen and related products.

===== N =====

  * Nabisco*
  * Neurorez: Bionic and neural-interface technology supplier.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:NovusLabs|Novus Laboratories]]

===== O =====
  * Obelisk Banking: Banking services (gives loans, pays interest on certain accounts, handles investments.)
===== P =====

  * Pepsi-Cola*
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Piccatta|Piccatta Combat Solutions]]
  * Pangolin Outfitters

===== Q =====

  * Quantech: Specializing in computer and communications equipment.
  * Quiggley: Robotics and heavy machinery.

===== R =====

  * Rayin: Military / civilian aeronautics and astronautics contractors, specializing in large craft.
  * Rite Aid*: Pharmacy and over-the-counter medicines and basic supplies and staples.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Rizon|Rizon Electronics]]
  * Robust Life Sustainment Systems: Life support systems.
  * Royale: Stylish robotics / machine design.

===== S =====

  * Saiyochin: High-end home appliances.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Seburo|Seburo Ballistics]]
  * Shell*: Energy production company that got its start in the petrochemicals industry, and still holds a major market share in vehicle fueling stations.
  * Shuttlecab: Shuttle services for the busy businessman (1% shuttle base cost, per day available.)
  * Sig Sauer Inc*: SIG Sauer is currently one of the largest firearms manufacturing entities in the world, with one-third of US police using SIG firearms. Based in New Hampshire, SIG mostly makes handguns and rifles, including energy weapons.
  * SkyTek: A multinational pharmaceutical corporation based in Australia with chemical laboratories in orbit (hence the name), as well as sizable interests in agriculture, cloning, bioroid production and brainscanning.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Slade|Slade Imports]]
  * Sony*
  * Splitbit: Computer and cybernetic systems and services.
  * Springfield Armory Inc.*: A firearms manufacturer and importer based in Geneseo, Illinois, and one of the largest firearms companies in the world. Responsible for the M1A series of rifles and the M1911 pistol, as well as clones of various other commercial firearms.
  * Sprint*: A communications giant with its fingers in a variety of other tech industries.
  * Staples*
  * Starlight Newsnet: Focused on news production, coverage, printing, etc.
  * Subway*: Fast food restaurant franchiser with a focus around sandwiches and soups.
  * Sudan Military Industry Corporation*: The Sudan Military Industry Corporation is the state-run defense corporation of Sudan and one of the largest weapon manufacturers in Africa. It is responsible for the production of a wide range of defense equipment, such as main battle tanks, ammunition and electronics. The MIC have advertised a wide range of products that appears to be versions of equipment originally supplied to Sudan or licensed by China, Russia and Iran, as well as many unlicensed copies of Chinese, Russian, Iranian, and German weapons.
  * Supernova: Racing coordinator, also manufactures and sells vehicle parts (10% above standard costs; Mechanic roll to know which parts are actually worth it) and collectibles.
  * Swei Xiao: Banking services (gives loans, pays interest on certain accounts, handles investments.)

===== T =====

  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:TacoBell|Taco Bell]]*
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Taiko|Taiko Computing]]
  * Taiwan Special Imports
  * [[:worlds:granitecity:corporations:TalkBright|TalkBright]] - Publishers of various industry periodicals, including [[:worlds:granitecity:periodicals:Science_Global|Science Global]], [[:worlds:granitecity:periodicals:Bioroid_Review|Bioroid Review]], [[:worlds:granitecity:periodicals:Urban_Jungle|Urban Jungle]], [[:worlds:granitecity:periodicals:Miltech_Today|Miltech Today]], [[:worlds:granitecity:periodicals:Virtual_Tomorrow|Virtual Tomorrow]], and [[:worlds:granitecity:periodicals:Cybernetics_Now|Cybernetics Now]], available in standard digital format.
  * Telefonix: Focuses on building planetary comm systems and Net connection equipment.
  * Terrace Loan and Savings: Banking services (gives loans, pays interest on certain accounts, handles investments.)
  * Titan: Currency information and financial services.
  * Topical Tees: Witty shirts at ... not good prices. Found in most malls.
  * Torque Engines
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Tortion|Tortion Body Armor]]
  * Toshiba*: Manufacturer of lightweight computers and computer peripherals.
  * Toyota*
  * Trans-Union: Specializes in large transport vehicles and shipping containers; its flagship, the TransU, is no longer in production but still in frequent use as a LEO (low-earth-orbit) cargo hauler.
  * Transplanet Shippers: Postal services big and small, with outreach 'to the limits of known space', as they like to boast, and the best express service available.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Trilton|Trilton Custom Arms]]
  * Tritech: Energy weapon R&D; supplies military and civilian concerns.
  * TrueSound Multimedia: Publishes books, databooks, and other media.


===== U =====

  * United Aerospace Corporation*: A major Russian corporation with the majority stake being owned by the Russian government, the UAC manufactures a variety of aircraft and low-orbit spacecraft for commercial and private use.
  * United States Postal Service*: Still one of the major leaders in international mail delivery, but is planetary-based only, and has the worst bureaucratic restrictions on shipments. About as secure for shipping as handing your package to a government clerk and asking him not to look inside while hand-carrying it to the address, and often about as fast - money makes things go faster and more smoothly and helps ensure it gets there at all.
  * United Parcel Service*: Delivers to practically anywhere, given the proper payment. Unlike the USPS, UPS has little interest in policing the world's packaging, although they do perfunctory screening to make sure bombs and other such unpleasantries aren't being sent. Has offplanet delivery routes, drone-based shipping drops, and a variety of other options.

===== V =====

  * Veloss: Guns, ammunition, and weapon accessories.
  * Verizon*: A long-time leader in the telecommunications industry, with satellite uplinks worldwide as well as orbiting Mars and Luna and maintaining a presence on all seven continents.
  * Virgin*: Has a huge number of subdivisions (Virgin Records, Virgin Airlines, Virgin Mobile, Virgin Armaments), sponsored by the estate of Richard Bronson, the company's original founder.
  * Visio*: Display systems and screens.
  * Vitalife: Biotech company that produces lab-grown food products and performs cosmetic biosculpting operations through its NewU subsidiary.
  * Vladamir Arms: Makes mostly rapid-fire ballistic weapons, particularly SMGs and LMGs, where accuracy is not as much a concern as suppressive fire.
  * Voltrek: Expensive (but effective) hunting and survivalist supplies.

===== W =====

  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:WalMart|Wal-Mart Inc.]]*: Retail consumer goods.
  * [[:tower:worlds:granitecity2155:corporations:Wensel|Wensel Quality Manufactory]]: Low quality and knock-off electronics, weapons, power supplies, etc.
  * Weylan Bioworks: Bioroid and medical manufacturers with a strong interest in xenotech.
  * Willowind: Clothing manufacturers (low-end.)

===== X =====

  * Xeolith: Advanced software and vehicle control systems.

===== Y =====


===== Z =====

  * Zastava Arms*: Zastava Arms is a Serbian manufacturer of firearms and artillery, based in Kragujevac, Serbia. It was founded in 1853 when it cast its first cannons. It is the leading producer of firearms in Serbia and is a large contributor to the local defense industry. Zastava Arms produces and exports a wide variety of products to over forty countries. Zastava produces a broad range of rifles, shotguns, pistols, machine guns, SMGs, grenade launchers, antitank rifles, and energy weapons.
  * Zolgan: Pharmaceuticals company, specializing in pain management.