New Centers Open Around the Country

After more than two years of construction, the newly expanded Oregon Convention Center in Portland opened April 18. The facility has doubled in size, making it the largest in the Pacific Northwest, with 255,000 square feet of exhibit hall space, two ballrooms, and 50 meeting rooms on an 18-acre campus in the heart of Portland. As befits its Northwest setting, the expansion was built with environmental concerns foremost in mind. Eighty-five percent of construction waste was recycled,