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Carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) will play a key role in industrial decarbonization in the United States. The hardest-to-abate (HtA) and highest emitting industrial sectors (e.g., cement, steel, chemicals) face increased pressure for achieving net zero targets and are likely first-movers for CCUS deployment. These industries are difficult to decarbonize due to factors such as significant, inherent process emissions, high heat requirements, and capital intensity. The objective of this research is to investigate cost-effective strategies to implement CO2 capture, transport, and storage infrastructure at scale for HtA industries. The costs associated with building out carbon capture infrastructure will be characterized for carbon capture, pipeline transport, and geologic storage and/or utilization opportunities. Using spatial-economic optimization, the potential for a large-scale pipeline network based around the location of “carbon hubs” – collections of nearby industrial facilities – is analyzed to understand opportunities to lower cost barriers. In identifying strategies to accelerate industrial CCUS deployment, there is significant potential to maximize the captured emissions from HtA industries while lowering investment cost barriers.