About Alberta's Industrial Heartland
Incorporated in 1998, Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association (AIHA) is a unique partnership of four municipalities (Strathcona, Sturgeon, and Lamont counties plus the City of Fort Saskatchewan), three levels of government and industry. Collectively these partners envisioned value-added industrial investment via streamlined processes and a positive business environment. Proactive planning has ensured room to grow on land already zoned to accommodate a range of industrial and related business uses. Through the Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association potential investors have access to a strong, supportive, municipal and provincial business environment along with the resources and networks required to make timely and profitable decisions.
With regional and global linkages, the district's 40 plus industrial facilities are engaged in such diverse activities as fertilizer production, resource refinement, petrochemical development and mineral processing, to name a few.
About Larry Wall
Larry is the Executive Director of the Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association. He is charged with a mission that Alberta's Industrial Heartland will be recognized as a global leader in manufacturing, processing and eco-industrial development. Larry is a graduate of the University of Alberta in Physical Education and the University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute. His economic development career followed seventeen successful years in the sport, recreation and tourism sectors.
His past accomplishments and current involvements were acknowledged by "Alberta Venture" - the leading business magazine - when, in 1999 Larry was recognized as one of Alberta's 50 most influential people heading into the new millennium. In 2002 Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association was the first recipient of the prestigious Municipal Affairs Minister's Outstanding Achievement Award for Municipal Excellence. In 2006, Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association was proud to have in excess of $20 Billion in new investment announcements including the Shell Scotford Upgrader Expansion, BA Energy Heartland Upgrader, the North West Upgrader, Synenco Northern Lites Upgrader, Fort Hills Sturgeon Upgrader (Petro-Canada) and North American Oil Sands Upgrader. Additional projects include: Enbridge's Stonefell Pipeline Terminal, Access Pipeline's Sturgeon Terminal, Petrogas Liquids, Gulf Chemical & Metallurgic, Aux Sable Liquids HOP, and TransCanada's Keystone Terminal.
