By Sam Parsons

Kading Properties will be hosting their second Hometown Tours stop in the city of Oskaloosa tomorrow, Thursday, July 18.

Kading, which is a family-owned development, construction, and property management company based in Urbandale, has 28 workforce housing communities across the state and will be exploring the opportunities that the city of Oskaloosa presents as the next location for a workforce housing community. CEO Karie Ramsey said that workforce housing communities don’t differ too much from standard residential communities.

The Oskaloosa Hometown Tour agenda, planned by the city, features stops at Musco, Edmundson Park, Gateway Development, Full Bloom Brewhouse, Solar System, Lacey Complex, Mahaska Health, and other significant developments. These visits will highlight the community’s potential and the possibilities for future growth and collaboration. Ramsey said she hoped to hear some good input from the city’s major employers.

Kading kicked off their inaugural Hometown Tours workforce housing road trip to identify its next workforce housing community on June 14 in Corydon, Iowa.