South Metro Roundup: Rosemount Gets New Top Cop, Burnsville Gets New Chamber Chief

Though you might live or work in , chances are you're intimately curious about what's happening in your neighboring communities.

Here are some of the stories posted on our neighboring Patch sites last week that could impact, help or be of interest to you. Read each story by clicking on the headline link.

Apple Valley-Rosemount

New Police Chief Selected to Lead Rosemount Force

Burnsville Police Capt. Eric Werner is the Rosemount City Council's top choice for the police chief position, which has been vacant since Gary Kalstabakken resigned in May.

Burnsville

Burnsville Chamber Names New President

Bill Corby, the president of the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, will assume Daron Van Helden's old post by Sept. 4.

Burnsville Tech Business Snaps Up Local Competitor

RJS Software Systems, which develops digital document management systems, announced this week that is would absorb NowData Corp. another Burnsville firm.

Eagan

Pawlenty Voices Support for Romney, Wisconsin's Ryan

Eagan's favorite son passed over once again as running mate in GOP presidential race.

Construction on Connexion Data Center Could Start this Fall

Five 9s Digital CEO Doug Hollidge is hopeful that the North Carolina-based company can land an anchor tenant for the data facility within the next 60 days.

Stream Global Services May Bring Headquarters, Hundreds of Jobs to Eagan

The global call center company, which employs as many as 30,000 people worldwide, originally was hoping to open a call center and headquarters in Apple Valley.

Eagan Police: Drug Deal Setup Sparked Robbery, Assault

Eagan teenagers Joey James Brown and Paul Earnest McWilliams Jr. were formally charged with first-degree aggravated robbery and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.

Inver Grove Heights

Atkins 'Concerned' About Lateness of Lafayette Bridge

Rep. Joe Atkins (DFL-52B) wrote a letter to MnDOT Commissioner Tom Sorel asking him to keep the project on schedule.

Lakeville

District Hires New Century Middle School Principal

Chris Endicott most recently served as principal at Shakopee Junior High School.

Mendota Heights

District 197 Bond Refund to Lighten Taxpayer's Burden

Taxpayers will save about $5.5 million over 10 years starting in 2014.