A foodie's paradise in Portland

The 33,000-square-foot, $9.4 million Food Innovation Center was inaugurated in 1999 and stands on the west bank of the Willamette River on Naito Parkway, adjacent to Union Station. It is a joint venture between OSU and the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Read the full story here: http://oregonprogress.oregonstate.edu/winter-2014/fic Oregon's Agricultural Progress Magazine on iPads: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oregons-agricultural-progress/id7857772… on Android Tablets: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.oregonstate.eescpub on the Web: http://oregonprogress.oregonstate.edu/winter-2014

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