Anchorron

Situated on the western coast of the Stronciro continent of Caspar, Anchorron was, at one time, the industrial heavyweight of Caspian society. It saw a tremendous surge in interest back during the days of offworld immigration with a boom in manufacturing, forestry, mining, and refining. Several dozen companies were founded, along with more than a few other established companies planting branch offices and factories in the city's districts. Indeed, most of the planet's extensive Aerotram network is attributed to the demand placed on the infrastructure for transport of material, products, and employees. Anchorron's seaport was a veritable hive of activity, with seafaring and interstellar ships alike arriving and departing at all hours of the day and night.

The city was enjoying great prosperity. Within years, it rivaled Plaxton in importance, and certainly eclipsed it in size. Large factories and warehouses dominated the cityscape, and Caspian wares were starting to get regional noteriety. This all came to a grinding halt in 22 BBY with the start of the Clone Wars.

Intergalactic tensions between secession systems and the Republic were not only felt politically and militarily, but also economically. Increased focus was placed on consolidating Core World and strategic assets, and those that were not of those two classifications were considered either unimportant or placed under considerable scrutiny as possible secession states. Caspia certainly was not the latter, but suffered from the former, and saw a dramatic downturn in economic growth and demand. Orders simply vaporized and whole storehouses of products went stagnant without outlets to sell them to. Anchorron started to founder.

Three years later, the establishment of the Galactic Empire essentially made Anchorron's industry expendable. Those "conquered" planets of the Trade Federation, Techno Union, and CIS were already galactic heavyweights, and it was only a simple installation of sufficient security and overwatch at those locations to make them profitable to the Empire's needs. Many companies on Caspar went belly-up. Crime began to seep into Anchorron, taking root in derelict businesses and buildings. Then, when an Imperial garrison was established a few hundred miles to the north in Groton, any illicit activity either dug deeper into the city, moved further away, or became subsidized by the Imperial representation under the table.

Life went on like this for nearly twenty years.

Only the Renaissance of Innovation, instituted by Lyr Dunwell in 5 ABY, saved the city from utter decay. While Yaerberron (later Dunwelton) would benefit the most from this forward-thinking plan, more than a few businesses began to look at Anchorron as a promising site for production and fabrication, as the machinery and facilities were already there and in some degree of usability. As business and industry began to trickle back into the once intense city, the Commissioner of Commerce's Office began to invest in revitalization campaigns and improvement plans. After the hurricane of 7 ABY and the Imperial War of Aggression in 8 ABY, many factories that were in Plaxton relocated to Anchorron, deducing that it was easier to rebuild offices and agencies in the wake of disasters than production plants.