SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — An attorney representing a Minnesota-based software company and four of its shareholders is trying to get a lease agreement lawsuit filed by Vermillion's chamber of commerce moved to federal court.

The Vermillion Area Chamber of Commerce and Development Company sued Eagle Creek Software Services in October 2014, saying the company breached a contract by not moving into a $4.2 million technology center built for the company. The facility was to be the centerpiece of an "onshoring" partnership backed by South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard, but Eagle Creek never moved into the center, citing issues with economic development incentives.

Eagle Creek's attorney says federal court is the appropriate venue because the chamber and the company reside in different states. The chamber wants the proceedings to continue in Clay County.

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