Industry-minded alumni of the Center for Advanced Studies contribute their extensive knowledge of research and development processes to New Eden's bustling economy.

The Antes family has a long history of involvement in the areas of industry, exploration, transportation and marketing. I received no special treatment during my indoctrination to the business world. I started at the bottom and worked my way sideways into the shipping and receiving aspect of the family empire. By my early twenties, I had already proven I was capable of installing and maximizing production runs for items ranging from munitions and missiles to components and capitals . . . and then I met the woman who would become my wife.