ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug 31, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Ecolab Inc. was recognized as one of the "Best Places to Work" in the
Twin Cities for the fourth consecutive year by the Minneapolis/St. Paul
Business Journal. Ecolab was named one of the top-scoring businesses
after its associates completed an employee survey conducted by Quantum
Market Research and the Business Journal earlier this spring.
"We're extremely proud to receive this recognition once again," said
Douglas M. Baker, Jr., Ecolab's Chairman, President and CEO. "Ecolab
works to provide an environment in which our associates can develop both
personally and professionally. As a company that differentiates itself
based on the premium personal service our associates provide for our
customers, we want our people to have the necessary tools, training and
support to enable them to add significant value and be recognized and
rewarded for that.
"Our mission - to make the world a cleaner, safer, healthier place - is
core to our company, as is our culture of mutual respect and teamwork,"
Baker added. "We continue to invest in and develop efforts to improve
our work environment as we strive to bring increased value to our
associates, our customers and our stakeholders."
With sales of $6 billion and more than 26,000 associates, Ecolab Inc.
(NYSE: ECL) is the global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, food safety
and infection prevention products and services. Ecolab delivers
comprehensive programs and services to the foodservice, food and
beverage processing, healthcare, and hospitality markets in more than
160 countries. More news and information is available at www.ecolab.com.
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SOURCE: Ecolab Inc.
Ecolab Inc.
Jennifer Kirscher, 651-293-2846
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