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The Hillsborough County Economic Development Department’s mission is to realize greater economic prosperity for residents and businesses through the facilitation of and active engagement in activities that result in productive, inclusive and sustainable growth and improvement.

The Oklahoma Department of Commerce is the primary economic development entity in the state. Our mission: To create and deliver high-impact solutions that lead to prosperous lives and communities for all Oklahomans.

ARS conducts research to develop and transfer solutions to agricultural problems of high national priority and provide information access and dissemination to ensure high-quality, safe food, and other agricultural products; assess the nutritional needs of Americans; sustain a competitive agricultural economy; enhance the natural resource base and the environment; and provide economic opportunities for rural citizens, communities, and society as a whole.

The Beltsville Area consists of ARS programs at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, Md.; the U.S. National Arboretum in Washington D.C.; and worksites in Chatsworth, N.J.; Presque Isle, Maine; and McMinnville, Tenn. BARC is the largest and most diversified agricultural research complex in the world. Beltsville's record of accomplishments and ongoing programs has made it a world leader in agriculture research. Its international reputation attracts thousands of visitors each year from the United States and abroad.