Regional Capital of the St. Ives Commonality, St. Ives is ruled by the powerful Overton family. It is a major 'Mech producing center and home to the St.Ives Armored Cavalry, which maintains a permanent garrison on the planet. Historically a leader in the production of electronics, St. Ives currently hosts the largest concentration of electronic and avionics manufacturing centers in the Confederation, as well as the most extensive AeroSpace fighter production center in Capellan space. It is one of the most important and most heavily defended of House Liao worlds.
St. Ives is honeycombed with vast underground factory complexes invulnerable to all but the most costly man-to-man actions making a full-scale conquest of the planet unlikely.
[3025] HildCo Interplanetary was once a major manufacturer of interstellar spacecraft, but loss of supporting technologies in the Succession Wars changed that. HildCo today is in the maintenance and repair business, working on merchant, naval, and military support craft that remain under the control of House Liao. HildCo also works closely with representatives of ComStar, occasionally providing labor and equipment to this important organization. Out of necessity, HildCo is presently the major financial backer of salvage missions to recover lost Star League technologies in Capellan space. Without significant recoveries, HildCo can never hope to increase its market base.
