diff --git a/code/modules/busy_space/organizations.dm b/code/modules/busy_space/organizations.dm
index 65291f32a88..09f37d16b52 100644
--- a/code/modules/busy_space/organizations.dm
+++ b/code/modules/busy_space/organizations.dm
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 	desc = "Hephaestus Industries is the largest supplier of arms, ammunition, and small military vehicles in Sol space. \
 	Hephaestus products have a reputation for reliability, and the corporation itself has a noted tendency to stay removed \
 	from corporate politics. They enforce their neutrality with the help of a fairly large asset-protection contingent which \
-	prevents any contracting polities from using their own materiel against them. SolGov itself is one of Hephastus� largest \
+	prevents any contracting polities from using their own materiel against them. SolGov itself is one of Hephastus' largest \
 	bulk contractors owing to the above factors."
 	history = ""
 	work = "arms manufacturer"
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@
 	Despite the suspicion and prejudice leveled at them for their alien origin, Vey-Med has obtained market dominance in \
 	the sale of medical equipment-- from surgical tools to large medical devices to the Odysseus trauma response mecha \
 	and everything in between. Their equipment tends to be top-of-the-line, most obviously shown by their incredibly \
-	human-like FBP designs. Vey�s rise to stardom came from their introduction of ressurective cloning, although in \
-	recent years they�ve been forced to diversify as their patents expired and Nanotrasen-made medications became \
+	human-like FBP designs. Vey's rise to stardom came from their introduction of ressurective cloning, although in \
+	recent years they've been forced to diversify as their patents expired and Nanotrasen-made medications became \
 	essential to modern cloning."
 	history = ""
 	work = "medical equipment supplier"
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@
 	acronym = "ZH"
 	desc = "Zeng-Hu is an old TSC, based in the Sol system. Until the discovery of Plasma, Zeng-Hu maintained a stranglehold \
 	on the market for medications, and many household names are patentted by Zeng-Hu-- Bicaridyne, Dylovene, Tricordrizine, \
-	and Dexalin all came from a Zeng-Hu medical laboratory. Zeng-Hu�s fortunes have been in decline as Nanotrasen�s near monopoly \
-	on plasma research cuts into their R&D and Vey-Med�s superior medical equipment effectively decimated their own equipment \
+	and Dexalin all came from a Zeng-Hu medical laboratory. Zeng-Hu's fortunes have been in decline as Nanotrasen's near monopoly \
+	on plasma research cuts into their R&D and Vey-Med's superior medical equipment effectively decimated their own equipment \
 	interests. The three-way rivalry between these companies for dominance in the medical field is well-known and a matter of \
 	constant economic speculation."
 	history = ""
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@
 	desc = "Ward-Takahashi focuses on the sale of small consumer electronics, with its computers, communicators, \
 	and even mid-class automobiles a fixture of many households. Less famously, Ward-Takahashi also supplies most \
 	of the AI cores on which vital control systems are mounted, and it is this branch of their industry that has \
-	led to their tertiary interest in the development and sale of high-grade AI systems. Ward-Takahashi�s economies \
-	of scale frequently steal market share from Nanotrasen�s high-price products, leading to a bitter rivalry in the \
+	led to their tertiary interest in the development and sale of high-grade AI systems. Ward-Takahashi's economies \
+	of scale frequently steal market share from Nanotrasen's high-price products, leading to a bitter rivalry in the \
 	consumer electronics market."
 	history = ""
 	work = "electronics manufacturer"
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@
 	name = "Bishop Cybernetics"
 	short_name = "Bishop"
 	acronym = "BC"
-	desc = "Bishop�s focus is on high-class, stylish cybernetics. A favorite among transhumanists (and a b�te noire for \
+	desc = "Bishop's focus is on high-class, stylish cybernetics. A favorite among transhumanists (and a b'te noire for \
 	bioconservatives), Bishop manufactures not only prostheses but also brain augmentation, synthetic organ replacements, \
 	and odds and ends like implanted wrist-watches. Their business model tends towards smaller, boutique operations, giving \
-	it a reputation for high price and luxury, with Bishop cyberware often rivalling Vey-Med�s for cost. Bishop�s reputation \
+	it a reputation for high price and luxury, with Bishop cyberware often rivalling Vey-Med's for cost. Bishop's reputation \
 	for catering towards the interests of human augmentation enthusiasts instead of positronics have earned it ire from the \
 	Positronic Rights Group and puts it in ideological (but not economic) competition with Morpheus Cyberkinetics."
 	history = ""