The Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee was established in 1995 as an economic development organization whose purpose is to assist the private sector in creating quality jobs in the region by using the underutilized land, facilities, equipment, personnel and technology available at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge complex. CROET and its subsidiaries own, develop and manage more than 300 acres of property at the East Tennessee Technology Park's Heritage Center and the Oak Ridge Science & Technology Park.