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{{For|the planet|ArcCorp (planet)}}
{{Infobox company
|image = ArcCorp.svg
|name = ArcCorp
|industry = Spacecraft components, terraforming, mining
|products = Jump modules, quantum drives, spacecraft engines, industrial mining equipment, terraforming platforms
|race = Human
|headquarters = [[ArcCorp (planet)|ArcCorp]], [[Stanton system|Stanton]]
|areaserved = [[United Empire of Earth]], [[Xi'an Empire]]
|keypeople = <!-- Key people in the company, such as CEO, chairman, etc. -->
|founder = <!-- Founder of the company -->
|founded = {{Start date and age|2687|sctime=yes}}
|fate = <!-- Fate of the company if defunct -->
|defunct = <!-- Defunct date, use {{Start date and age|sctime=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
|formerly = <!-- Formerly known as, if the company is renamed -->
|predecessor = <!-- Predecessor of the company -->
|successor = <!-- Successor of the company -->
|parent = <!-- Parent company/organization of the company -->
|subsidiaries = [[VFG Industrial]]
|galactapediaurl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0dQ47zYd6O-arccorp
|portfoliourl = https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/14556-ArcCorp
}}

'''ArcCorp''' is a human business conglomerate that oversees a diverse set of industries, including manufacturing, mining, terraforming, and space exploration.<ref name="galactapedia">{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/galactapedia/article/0dQ47zYd6O-arccorp|text=Galactapedia: ArcCorp (Company)}}</ref>

==Jurisdiction==
{{For|a list of felony and misdemeanor definitions|Jurisdictions}}

While travelling within ARCCORP governed space, be mindful that you are subject to not only UEE laws but to the local jurisdictional laws as well. If you violate local laws, even unknowingly, you may be expelled, fined, arrested or imprisoned.

Just like [[UEE Military]] and [[Uee Advocacy|Advocacy]] Agents, local security personnel can require you to submit to identification scans to establish your identity, conduct searches of your person and vessel, and detain you with due cause. Always obey the directives of authorized security personnel. 

Be sure to familiarize yourself with the jurisdiction's criminal activities and comport yourself accordingly.

'''Extent of Influence'''

ArcCorp enforces the laws in this jurisdiction, which applies within [[ArcCorp (planet)|ArcCorp]]'s gravitational sphere of influence and includes its two moons [[Lyria]] and [[Wala]].


<tabber>
Felonies=
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Felony
!Fine
!Escalated Fine
!CrimeStat Increase
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|Actively Incarcerated
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|Aggravated Assault
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|Assaulting Security Personnel
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|Attempted Escape from Custody
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|Destruction of Vehicle
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|Escaped from Custody
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|Evading Arrest
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|Failure to Comply
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|Harboring a Fugitive
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|Homicide
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|Insurance Fraud
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|Operating a Stolen Vehicle
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|Resisting Arrest
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|Sabotage
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|Trespassing (First Degree)
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|Unauthorized Computer Access
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|Unauthorized Interdiction
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|-|
Misdemeanors=
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Misdemeanor
!Fine (aUEC)
!Escalated Fine
|-
|Battery (First Degree)
|7,500
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|-
|Battery (Second Degree)
|7,500
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|-
|Failure to Comply
|20,000
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|Parking Violation
|250
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|-
|Possession of Class A Controlled Substance
|2,000
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|Possession of Class B Controlled Substance
|1,250
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|Possession of Class C Controlled Substance
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|-
|Possession of Prohibited Goods
|5,625
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|-
|Possession of Stolen Property
|1,000
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|-
|Reckless Vehicle Operation
|1,250
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|-
|Trafficking of Class A Controlled Substance
|5,000
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|-
|Trafficking of Class B Controlled Substance
|4,375
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|-
|Trafficking of Stolen Property
|3,750
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|Trespassing (Second Degree)
|1,250
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|Unauthorized Interdiction
|7,500
|
|}
|-|
Controlled Substances and Prohibited Goods=
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!Class
!Commodities
|-
|Class A
|[[SLAM]] • [[WiDoW]] • [[DCSR2]] • [[Uncut SLAM]]
|-
|Class B
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|Class C
|[[Altruciatoxin]] • [[Maze]] • [[Neon]]
|-
|Prohibited Goods
|[[Gasping Weevil Eggs]] • [[Human Food Bars]] • [[LifeCure Medsticks]] • [[Osoian Hides]] • [[Redfin Energy Modulator]] • [[RS1 Odysey Spacesuits]]
|}
</tabber>

== History ==
ArcCorp was founded as deep-space exploration consortium in [[2687]]. It was started in a [[Stor-All]] Hangar by a group of friends, the company aimed to use their lone [[Zeus IV]] spacecraft to locate and catalog [[Jump Point|jump points]] for [[United Empire of Earth]] (UEE) bounty money. Pooling [[UEC|credits]] (that included a lottery win and an unexpected inheritance) the quartet of friends began the process of exploring the universe.

Except that they didn't do a very good job. Coming out of the turmoil of the [[2690s]], ArcCorp has made a shift from exploration (having accumulated a grand total of one jump license) to [[mining]]. During this period of rapid expansion, the corporation found a significant amount of success acquiring mineral rights to newly discovered planets. Soon, the renamed ArcCorp [[Mining]] Consortium was one of the most profitable companies in the galaxy, albeit one unrelated to the group's original purpose.

Mid-[[28th Century|28th century]], ArcCorp first became involved with [[BCK]], a massive terraforming conglomerate at the forefront of the then-lucrative trade. By then, ArcCorp had moved beyond mineral rights and was also dealing in planets for settlement. The synergy between the two companies was very positive, resulting in record profits for both. ArcCorp's expert salesmen could lock down rights to a planet and then terraform it quickly at a low cost. As terraforming fell out of favor, ArcCorp absorbed BCK and the massive corporate structure they had used to help shape the modern galaxy. This was something of a hostile takeover, with BCK's director being accused of corporate malfeasance by a still-unidentified whistleblower. Most suspect the company was taken down by their partner, but no evidence has ever surfaced.

In [[2811]], another sea change altered the destiny of ArcCorp. That year, looking to solve a problem with some of BCK's legacy orbital platforms, they acquired an engine manufacturer called [[NovaLight]]. Staffed with excellent designers but lacking in business sense, NovaLight had a ready-to-go series of upgraded fusion engines but no ability to properly manufacture or sell them. The buyout, initially seen by observers as an error, lit a spark. Within two quarters, [[ArcLight]]-branded fusion engines were profitable. Within five years, they were the premiere engine type for large (100+ meter) spacecraft. Today, ArcCorp fusion engines are the basis for the technology, the pattern from which all competition is developed.<ref name="Portfolio">{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/spectrum-dispatch/14556-ArcCorp|text=Galactic Guide: ArcCorp}}</ref>

In [[2865]], ArcCorp purchased Stanton III from the UEE and developed the planet to support business and property interests. By utilizing Xi'an urban development theory, the planet quickly became the most industrialized planet in the UEE.<ref name="galactapedia"/>

Today, ArcCorp is the definitive megacorp; the company so large it could buy a planet ([[ArcCorp (planet)|Stanton III]]). While ArcCorp still profits from a diverse set of industries relevant to their earlier days ([[mining]], some terraforming and even a newly-re-launched [[exploration]] effort), they are known by most of the public only for their exceptional fusion engines.<ref name="Portfolio" />

== Reputation ==
Not as exceptional are ArcCorp's employment practices, earning them a somewhat deserved reputation for employing low-cost labor. Today, ArcCorp's factory workers live, age, and die entirely within the ArcCorp system. What some call job security, others call indentured servitude. They shop at company stores, live in company lodging, and spend their lives on dangerous fusion engine factory floors. Little money ever exits the cycle, and even those who retire generally find themselves remaining within the ArcCorp system. An ongoing social issue, the fate of ArcCorp's workforce periodically reappears in the headlines, generally resulting from fusion line accidents or factory worker suicides. While they were thrice voted the "Worst Company in the Universe" by [[Kaizen]], the company does not comment on the issue officially and generally does not allow observers into their working facilities. However, ArcCorp's reputation has been on the climb under recent CEO [[Anton Maxton|Anton Maxtin]] with greater employee benefits, charitable events, and increased worker compensation for worker accidents on their factory floors. Though they are further complying with UEE law, many people still have a sour taste pertaining to ArcCorp's reputation.

==Owned property==
ArcCorp leads extensive operations throughout multiple systems. Currently, the following surface outposts and settlements are known to be under their ownership:

{| class="wikitable"
!System
!Planet
!Moon
!Property Name
|-
| rowspan="6" |Stanton
| rowspan="4" |ArcCorp
| rowspan="4" |[[Wala]]
|[[ArcCorp Mining Area 045]]
|-
|[[ArcCorp Mining Area 048]]
|-
|[[ArcCorp Mining Area 056]]
|-
|[[ArcCorp Mining Area 061]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |Crusader
|[[Daymar]]
|[[ArcCorp Mining Area 141]]
|-
|[[Yela]]
|[[ArcCorp Mining Area 157]]
|}

==See also==
* {{Link RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/12972-t|text=Writer's Guide: Part Four}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Navplate manufacturers|ARCC}}

[[Category:Vehicle components manufacturers]]
[[Category:Terraforming companies]]
[[Category:Mining industry]]
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