Built Here: The Podcast From Alberta's Industrial Heartland

What makes Alberta's Industrial Heartland one of the world's most integrated industrial clusters? Mark Plamondon, AIHA Executive Director, and Chris Malayney, AIHA Director of Business Development, explore how the region northeast of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada grew from open fields in the 1950s into a $50-billion industrial cluster, and what is driving its next phase of growth.

They explore the competitive advantages that have attracted investment for decades, including access to natural gas and other feedstocks, industrial land, water, rail and pipeline infrastructure, a skilled workforce and a strong foundation of shared infrastructure.

The conversation also looks at what is being built next, from petrochemicals, fractionation, and carbon capture to hydrogen, data centres, critical minerals, and emerging clean-fuel opportunities.

At the centre of it all is the power of clustering: when infrastructure, expertise, feedstocks, and industrial facilities come together, one project can create opportunities for the next.

What began in the 1950s as an industrial cluster built around Alberta's natural resources is continuing to evolve, creating new opportunities for investment and growth.

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In this 90-second trailer, Mark Plamondon introduces Built Here: The Podcast from Alberta’s Industrial Heartland and previews what’s ahead.Each month, Built Here will explore why companies choose to invest in Alberta’s Industrial Heartland, what makes the region globally competitive, and where the next opportunities are emerging across energy, petrochemicals, hydrogen, carbon capture, advanced manufacturing and more.The first full episode launches this September.