Potential New USDA Department Locations

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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the initial down-select list of 136 Expressions of Interest received from parties in 35 states vying to become the new homes of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).  USDA is following a rigorous site selection process to identify the new locations with involvement from USDA, ERS, and NIFA leadership. 

“The announcement of this middle list shows that we are committed to the important missions of these agencies and transparency in our selection process. USDA will make the best choice for our employees and customers,” Perdue said. “Relocation will help ensure that USDA is the most effective, most efficient, and most customer-focused agency in the federal government, allowing us to be closer to our stakeholders and move our resources closer to our customers.” 

For this initial down-select, USDA applied a set of guiding principles against the Expressions of Interest locations including USDA travel requirements, labor force statistics, work hours most compatible with all USDA office schedules.  Sixty-seven Expressions of Interest remain under consideration. 

The complete list of Expressions of Interest still under consideration is below.
State
Location
Applicant(s)
AL
Birmingham
City of Birmingham; University of Alabama at Birmingham; Auburn University; Tuskegee University; Alabama A&M University; Economic Development Association of Alabama
AL
Shelby County
City of Hoover, Shelby County, 58 INC. – The Nonprofit Economic Coalition of Shelby County, the Birmingham Business Alliance, Alabama Power Company, Harbert Realty Services, and Select Income REIT / RMR Group
AR
Arkansas
Arkansas Economic Development Commission
AZ
Tempe
Arizona Commerce Authority; Arizona State University and the Arizona Department of Agriculture
CO
Aurora
Aurora Economic Development Council
CO
Denver
Cottonwood Management Company
CO
Denver
Forest City Trust
CO
Denver
Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation
DE
Newark
University of Delaware
FL
Tallahassee
Tallahassee-Leon County
GA
Athens-Clarke County
Athens-Clarke County Development Authority and Nichols Land & Investment Company and Georgia Department of Economic Development
GA
Griffin Spalding County
Griffin-Spalding Development Authority, Rooker, UGA and Georgia Department of Economic Development
IA
Ames
City of Ames and Iowa State University
IA
Ankeny
City of Ankeny/ Greater Des Moines Partnership, Cultivation Corridor, and the Iowa Economic Development Authority
IA
Ankeny
DRA Properties
IA
Des Moines
City of Des Moines; Greater Des Moines Partnership
IA
Council Bluffs
Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation; City of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County
IL
Algonquin
Village of Algonquin
IL
Barrington
Village of Barrington; Bourns Inc
IL
Des Plaines
City of Des Plaines
IL
DuPage County
Economic Development Agency for DuPage County, Illinois
IL
Huntley
Village of Huntley
IL
Kane County
Kane County
IL
Orland Park
Orland Park, State of Illinois, Will County, Illinois Intersect and the Will County Center for Economic Development
IL
Schaumburg
Village of Schaumburg
IL
Warrenville
NAI Hiffman
IN
Multiple
Indiana Economic Development Corporation; AgriNovus Indiana, the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) and Purdue University
KS and MO
Kansas City
HPI Group
KS and MO
Kansas City
805 Penn
KS and MO
Greater Kansas City Region
The Kansas City Area Development Council
LA
Baton Rouge
The Baton Rouge Area Chamber (BRAC), along with partners Louisiana Economic Development (LED), Baton Rouge Area Foundation (BRAF), Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry (LDAF), Louisiana State University (LSU), and Southern University and & Mechanical College (SUAM) Agricultural
MD

Montgomery County
Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation
MD
College Park
University of Maryland College Park
MI
East Lansing
Michigan State University, State of Michigan, Capital Region International Airport (LAN), Greater Lansing Convention and Visitors Bureau, Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP), Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Michigan Farm Bureau
MN
Falcon Heights
Buhl Investors
MN
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Saint Paul Regional Economic Development Partnership (GREATER MSP), and the Minnesota Food and Agriculture Initiative
MN
Shakopee
The Opus Group
MO
St. Louis
A consortium of regional leaders across six counties in Missouri and Illinois; State of Missouri and Missouri’s Departments of Agriculture, Economic Development, and Workforce Development, as well as the Missouri Partnership
NC
Kannapolis
The North Carolina Research Campus; the city of Kannapolis, Cabarrus and Rowan Counties, and the state of North Carolina
NC
Chapel Hill
State Employee Credit Union
NC
Research Triangle Region
Wake County, Durham County and Research Triangle Park
NE
Lincoln
The Nebraska consortium, led by Governor Pete Ricketts and former USDA Secretary Mike Johanns and including the State of Nebraska, University of Nebraska system, City of Lincoln, Nebraska Innovation Campus Development Corporation, Nebraska Department of Economic Development, Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Omaha Chamber of Commerce, and public and private business
NE
Omaha
SPW Partners G and S and CBRE MEGA
NY
Greater Rochester
FLX Food and Beverage Consortium is led by Greater Rochester Enterprise, a not-for-profit economic development organization. Members of the Consortium include Cornell University and the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; the Cornell Agriculture and Technology Farm; Empire State Development; the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets; the New York State Governor’s Office; Rochester Institute of Technology; Tompkins County Area Development; the University of Rochester; and Wegmans Food Markets Inc.
OH
Akron
County of Summit
OH
Geauga County
Geauga County Department of Development
OH
Middlefield Village
Village of Middlefield
OH
Twinsburg
City of Twinsburg
OH
Streetsboro
City of Streetsboro
OH
Portage County
Brimfield Township
PA
Hanover Township
Private Citizen
SC
Columbia
State of South Carolina (including; South Carolina Department of Commerce, Clemson University, South Carolina Department of Agriculture, and Richland County’s Economic Development Office)
TN
Knoxville
University of Tennessee, Knoxville/University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTK/UTIA); University of Tennessee, Martin (UTM); Tennessee State University (TSU); and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
TN
Memphis
Agricenter International
TX
San Marcos
Greater San Marcos Partnership; San Marcos, Hays County and Texas State University
TX
College Station
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
TX
Dallas
HPI Group
UT
Tooele County
Governor’s Office of Economic Development, Tooele County, Tooele City, Utah State University, and the Economic Development Corporation of Utah
VA
Charlottesville
University of Virginia Foundation
VA
Greene County
County of Greene; Central Virginia Partnership in Economic Development; Virginia Economic Development Partnership; Fried Companies, Inc; Jones Lang LaSalle
VA
Madison County
Madison County; The Lester Group
VA
Caroline County
Thompson (Richmond) 
VA
Caroline County
Caroline County Department of Economic Development
VA
Petersburg
Virginia State University and the Petersburg metropolitan region
VA
Richmond
The Riverstone Group, LLC
VA
Roanoke
Roanoke Regional Partnership
WI
Madison
City of Madison, the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural & Life Sciences (CALS), University of Wisconsin–Madison Office of University Relations, University Research Park, State of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, and 910 Mayer, LLC

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