ShadowCasters is one of the great successes of the decade.  The company was founded in 1986 by George The Groundhog.  Groundhog, with his uncanny ability to predict the weather for any time, in any part of the world, has made ShadowCasters an integral part of the world economies.  By supplying countries with upcoming weather predictions, Groundhog was able to help the world cope with possible impending disasters.   Many countries now have contingency plans for saving crops, and directing people to safety long before disasters happen.  With countries signing up for Groundhog's services, the fees have catapulted ShadowCasters into the Fortune 50.  Groundhog himself is rumored to be one of the richest people on the planet, second only to Bill Gates.  In fact, it has been rumored that ShadowCasters has been looking at purchasing large amounts of Microsoft stock (depending on how the court battles go).  The company employs about 200 people to do accounting and information processing for its many customers.  The value of stock has gone through the roof.  Everyone wants to own a part of the success.

George has branched out into engineering, helping to design dams, irrigation canals, and other means of water management.  This has helped many a community survive weather disasters.  This has also multiplied the profit brought in by ShadowCasters.  The company now ranks not only in the Inc. 50 for small business, the Fortune 50 for top earning companies, but has broken into the Galactic 500 as well.  It looks like there will be no stopping this company from eventually becoming the number one company of the next century.