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Ecolab project seeks sales‑tax exemption on construction materials for proposed Eagan R&D campus
Summary
Senate File 2854 would exempt construction materials for a large research and development campus and customer experience center (proposed by Ecolab) from sales tax to help secure a projected private investment; sponsor and company said the exemption would help attract the project; some senators flagged concerns about preferential tax treatment.
Senator Sarah Carlson presented Senate File 2854, a bill that would grant a sales‑tax exemption on construction materials and outfitting equipment for a qualifying research and development campus and customer experience center in Eagan. The sponsor said the first phase could exceed $200–$250 million and the entire project could top $500 million in private investment.
Under the bill the exemption would apply only to projects with at least 250,000 square feet of laboratory space and an initial…
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