First EHS Wrestling Champion, Child Abuse, Martial Arts Studio; Week in Review

Each week, Eagan Patch reviews the headlines with our 'Week in Review' feature.

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City, Ecolab, Settle Lawsuit Over $110,00 Street Assessment

The company's objection to a street assessment last year was the first Eagan officials have received in more than a decade.

Ecolab and city officials agreed to bury the hatchet last week after the company filed a legal appeal over a roughly $110,000 street assessment fee imposed by the city in 2012. Ecolab representatives argued the company did not benefit from a new extension of Ames Crossing Road built on the backside of the company's Schuman campus. In an objection filed last September, the company's attorney called the proposed street assessment fee "unconstitutional." On Tuesday, the Eagan City Council voted unanimously to approve an agreement that waives the majority of the assessment costs unless Ecolab decides to connect to the road or local sewer and water utilities built along the new roadway. As part of the agreement the company will also pay $17,000…

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Week in Review: Ecolab Expansion, New City Park, Charges in Child Abuse Case

Every Sunday, Patch takes a look back at the news that made headlines during the previous week.

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Ecolab's New $10 Million Training and Research Building in Eagan Open for Business

The training hub features wet labs, well-equipped classrooms and research and development labs. As many as 2,000 trainees will attend sessions at the facility annually.

Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter| Blog for us St. Paul-based Ecolab, Inc., pulled back the curtains on its new, 51,000-square-foot training facility in Eagan during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday. The $10 million building, constructed adjacent to Ecolab's existing Schuman campus off Lone Oak Drive, will serve as an education center for as many as 2,000 Institutional Division trainees each year. The company's Institutional Division provides cleaning and sanitation products, programs and services to customers in the food service, hospitality and healthcare industries. The facility includes wet labs and five classrooms equipped with dishwashers, laundry machines and other machinery …

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Ecolab Unhappy with City's Road Assessment

The company, which has a significant presence in Eagan, objected to a $110,172 road assessment, according to the Star Tribune.

Eagan Patch Week in Review, Feb. 13-19

Each Sunday, Patch revisits the headlines with our 'Week in Review' feature.

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UPDATED: Ecolab Building New Training Center in Eagan

The building will house a training center for the company's Institutional Division, according to a press release issued Tuesday.

Ecolab Inc. is building a new, 51,000-square-foot training facility at its Schuman campus in Eagan, the business announced on Tuesday morning. The $10 million facility, named "Building H", will likely be complete by April, according to Ecolab Communications Director Roman Blahoski. No additional jobs will be added as a result of the expansion, Blahoski said. Much of the new facility will be dedicated training space for the company's Institutional Division, which provides cleaning and sanitation products, programs and services to customers in the food service, hospitality and healthcare industries. The facility also will provide additional space for research facilities expansion, according to a press release issued by Ecolab on Tuesday. The…

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