Kiche Coal Company

== Kiche Coal Company ==
=== Origins and founding ===
After the discovery of a substantial coal deposit in the northern outskirts of Kiche, the Kiche Coal Company (a.k.a KCC) was founded by the order of the the Kiche Council of Inner Affairs. During the founding era of the company, the city state was experiencing a major boom in the commerce of the city state, mainly due to the success of the Dwarven Emporium. The Kiche Coal Company was thus seen as a balancing factor for the monoculture economy that the city-state, driven by the business sector and Dwarven Emporium, was quickly developing toward.
=== Controversy around poor working conditions ===
As the company expanded its operations, it quickly became the subject of controversy due to reports of poor working conditions at its mines. The allegations have been brought up regarding the poor treatment of the dwarven minority work force. 
The company executives have been accused of bribery of the Office of Civic Development and Infrastructure, to which the company has not commented or replied. 
=== CEO ===
The CEO of the Kiche Coal Company, Phil Kichemite, is heavily invested in the development of the city-state and is reportedly a member of its elite.
The ultimate leadership of the company is often disputed as the supreme governing power of the city-state, The Holy Order in Kiche, has the ultimate say over companies in the city state. 
=== Headquarters ===
The company is currently constructing its headquarters in the southern part of Kiche city-state.
=== The Great Mining Boom of January 2025 ===
Due to demand shooting through the roof in mid-January of 2025, the Kiche Coal Company expanded its mining operations significantly. A massive excavating mission excavated a substantial amount of resources from under Kiche. 
The citizens reported a drop in air quality, as the company is finishing its construction of a processing plant near the city.