Editing North Bethesda, Maryland (section)

== Economy ==
[[File:Pike and Rose from Old Georgetown Rd 2023-04-16 08-36-36.jpg|thumb|Pike and Rose, one of the major mixed-use developments in North Bethesda]]
The corporate [[headquarters]] of [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Coventry Health Care, Inc.|Coventry Healthcare]], [[Host Hotels & Resorts]], and [[Total Wine & More]] are in North Bethesda. Four of the [[National Institutes of Health]]: the [[National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases]], [[National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities]], [[National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering]], and the [[National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences]] are also headquartered here. Several units of the [[United States Public Health Service]] have headquarters in North Bethesda: the [[Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality]], the [[Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration]], the [[Indian Health Service]], the [[Health Resources and Services Administration]], and the [[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps]]. Other government agencies based in North Bethesda include the [[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]]. Nonprofits based in North Bethesda include the [[American Kidney Fund]], the [[Society of American Foresters]] and [[United States Pharmacopeia|United States Pharmacopeia (USP)]]. Locally, the Marriott-operated Montgomery County Conference Center, located near the North Bethesda metro station, hosts a number of large national conferences every year.

[[White Flint Mall]], now closed, was for decades a major retail mall here anchored by [[Bloomingdale's]] and [[Lord & Taylor]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Bye-bye White Flint...Updated...So-long Bloomies: Bloomingdale's at White Flint Mall to Close this Spring - Why this Location? |url=https://www.slslaw.com/blog/bye-bye-white-flint-updated-so-long-bloomies-bloomingdales-white-flint-mall-close-spring-why-l |website=www.slslaw.com |access-date=12 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> while [[Pike & Rose]] nearby is a major new [[mixed-use development]] designated by local planning authorities as a dense hub of offices, retail, hotels, residential and entertainment for the area.