Last year, when Dan Jochum, Hutchinson’s Building, Planning and Zoning director, reported 36 new single-family homes were built in 2020, it was the highest number since before the Great Recession.

And according to Dan Jochum, Hutchinson’s building, planning and zoning director, the local economy is strong. Jochum based his evaluation on figures in his 2019 report he delivered to the City ...

ST. PAUL, MN-Shannon Smith will work on water issues, while Dan Jochum will focus on community planning for Short Elliott Hendricksonin the Upper Midwest and mountain regions.