Terran State Corporation

The Terran State Corporation or TERRACOR, also commonly referred to by its German name Staatskonzern (SK), was a Terran state-owned corporation and the first of the supermajors. For most of its history, its official designation was the United State Enterprises of the Terran Federal Republic. It was active in all sectors: banking, mining, manufacturing, retail, technology etc. It expanded until 2489 when it reached its absolute peak. At the time, it accounted for over 37% of the Terran GDP and 11% of the total populationIn the terminology of the National Statistics Commission, total population includes working-age adults but also seniors and children worked for it. 
Founded in 2056 as the Central Accounts Corporation (Compagnie Centrale des Comptes or Triple C in French), it acquired assets from corporations which did not collaborate with the Custodian's regime both in Europe and newly conquered areas. It rebranded as the TSC in 2099. As of 2150, the company had become the largest in the Federation. Its grasp over the Terran economy was reaffirmed throughout the 2200s as it was the only entity granted the rights to establish colonies on extra-solar worlds. Bridgehead, the largest city and capital of New Sidon, was initially a TSC base of operations. 
In 2488, the company was embroiled in the Mijatović scandal. Former Director of the Board and current democratic Chancellor of the Republic Dragomir Mijatović was found to have diverted massive funds from the company towards his party's campaign. Following investigations by both the Bureau and Affairs, the Chancellor was found guilty and was forced to resign by the Supreme Committee. Further investigations by the OTC and Affairs in the following years showed recurrent corruption and major disruptions in the functioning of TSC. In 2492, the company was dissolved by a decision of the Committee. A majority of assets were placed under direct ministerial control, as well as other state enterprises, most notably TMP and Alimenta. The remainder of assets was privatised, in particular mining and hydrogen extraction operations which were sold to C2I.
Despite many corporations today being extremely influential, none are close to the levels of power TSC held at its zenith. On some worlds, over half of all workers were employed by it. The company also fulfilled many critical roles of the economy, such as energy production and production of basic minerals and gases. At some points, the board of the company was considered to rival the Federal Government itself in power.
==Name==
Over the years the company has born many names. Originally named Compagnie Centrale des Comptes, it was renamed to Federal Terran State Corporation, which was the name which stuck. From 2245 onwards, it official name was the United State Enterprises of the Terran Federal Republic. As it was based in Germany, its German name, Terranische Staatzkonzern, became a part of its naming convention as early as in the 2090s. In 2249, following the second renaming, it was decided that the company and its subsidiaries would use TSk as their tag. This was later simplified to just Sk in 2256. 
Despite its official names, the company is best known by its plethora of colloquial names. At its zenith, it was often simply referred to as the Company. Another common name at the time was simply Terran, which had become a noun when referring to the company. In its final years, the company began to be branded as HYPERCOR. This appellation became common in the years immediately after its dissolution but was supplanted when the term of hypercorporation, originating from this brand name, began to be used in reference to the new corporate superpowers. Today, historians use the term United State Enterprises or USE, whilst Terran State Corporation (or simply Terran State without an article) has become the colloquial term.