CNSE - Galileo Economic Upturn

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COLONY NEWS SERVICE ECON - INDEPENDENT WORLDS REVIEW

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BC&M Convoy Crossing Tau-23 -- © Michael Baystation

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Bristol Construction and Manufacturing Initiative Sparks Renewed Interest in Written-Off System

Arcetri Station - Galileo: The view from Arcetri, Bristol Construction and Manufacturing's newest station, was until recently not among the most inspiring one can find in SIrius. Blue void and black clouds, broken only by the occasional lights of operational trade lanes, made for a dreary landscape and dire traversal, as strings of piratical attacks kept all but the most brave of traders away. BC&M's announcement of a new installation in the system was met by market analysts with skepticism, questioning the wisdom of settling in a notoriously unstable region at the centre of an ongoing dispute among Liberty and Kusari's primary industrial power players. The company's projected net worth, already facing a nearly static growth due to unresolved doubts about the sustainability of some of its prior investments, faltered significantly for over a month past the completion of the construction work. This trend has inverted in more recent weeks under the stewardship of Mr. Hancock M. Fitzgerald, CEO of Golden Road EG (subsidiary of BC&M), as the installation prospered and attracted significant numbers of miners and merchants both independent and affiliated with the company. With word of mouth and aimed marketing campaigns driving interest further afield, independent estimates state that initial BC&M pitch has already repaid for itself in full and is paying healthy dividends for workers and owners alike. In a move thought by analysts to be a sort of coronation of this unlikely success story as well as a show of prestige, a large convoy of Bristol vessels was helmed by the man credited with its writing in person; while the details of the deal remain as yet unknown, the passing of this merchant fleet has sparked speculation among Libertonian and Kusari brokers, leading more activity the station's way. Reached by CNS Econ for an interview, Mr. Fitzgerald agreed to our offer at a later date, to be hosted on his personal vessel and mobile headquarters, the Zen Star. - Anjana Rahman, CNS Economy Columnist All the news that's fit for you. This is the Colony News Service. - - -

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