Weyland Corporation (Earth-9791)

"Building a better future."

- - Weyland Corporation's slogan

The Weyland Corporation, commonly shortened to Weyland Corp, or W.C., was a British multinational corporation with a stock of $218 trillion by 2093. Headquarted in London, England, it specialized in the development of off-world colonization, holographics, transportation, health, electronics and automatons. The company would rise to acquire the Yutani Corporation, forming the Weyland-Yutani Corporation in 2099.

History
The Weyland Corporation was founded on October 11th, 2052, and it quickly became the first company in history to achieve an income and profit of $100 billion within the span of six years duo to the astronomical successes it experienced with technological advancements. In 2079, the Weyland Corporation faced a lawsuit by the Japanese conglomerate Yutani Corporation over the alleged plagiarism of their newest automaton series, but W.C. won the lawsuit, securing the investment of its sharesholders. Becase of the company's combined value in many patents, it easily incorporated higher fair market valuation when compared to any other company in its time.

Weyland Corp rose to create one of the first fully functional and breathable domed environments on Mars after the creation of Lowell City by the European Space Agency in 2097. In 2099, the Weyland Corporation absorbed the Yutani Corporation in a hostile takeover, leading to the formation of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation.