New hotel, restaurant add to booming Altoona developments

WEBVTT KEEP THAT MOMENTUM GOING.> Crews have already started moving dirt on a 14-million-dollar four-story Hyatt Place Hotel at Altoona's Shoppes at Prairie Crossing just west, of the Outlets of Des ...

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Hotels Near Motel 6 Altoona, Altoona

Entrepreneur starts a travel agency and builds a planning app with AIJulie Day founded Gatherwell Travel, an agency with a niche of multigenerational family vacations. Also, she used AI to build ...

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Local hotel industry on the rebound

The hotel industry around the nation and the world experienced major losses in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19, but the Altoona area has done an impressive job rebounding compared to some of the ...

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Hotels Near Hyatt Place Altoona/Des Moines, Altoona

Keeping people in the processAmid all the industry discussion around AI, it was refreshing, if not surprising, to hear from a travel company that is finding... Scenic is in the spotlight on a ...

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Hyatt Place Hotel coming to Altoona's Prairie Crossing

A $14 million Hyatt Place Hotel is coming to Altoona's Shoppes at Prairie Crossing next year. Developer Mike Whalen said construction on the four-story, 112-room hotel could begin in early 2019. It ...

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Tax credits benefiting hotel projects

Give Altoona credit – or more accurately, tax credits. The state Department of Community and Economic Development has awarded $1.13 million in tax credits for two hotels and a streetscape project in ...

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Altoona woman in custody after hit-and-run spree

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — An Altoona woman is currently in custody after allegedly going on a hit-and-run spree in the City, ...

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — An Altoona woman is currently in custody after allegedly going on a hit-and-run spree in the City, ...

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Altoona police utilize state-of-the-art technology, virtual reality for training

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Altoona Police Department is utilizing state-of-the-art technology like virtual reality for ...

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — The Altoona Police Department is utilizing state-of-the-art technology like virtual reality for ...

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One arrested after house fire in Altoona

One person is dead and another is arrested after a house fire on 1020 Skyview Drive in Altoona.

One person is dead and another is arrested after a house fire on 1020 Skyview Drive in Altoona.

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The ‘Rat Pack’ performing in Altoona this June

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — “Rat Pack Together Again” is bringing the unforgettable styles of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy ...

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — “Rat Pack Together Again” is bringing the unforgettable styles of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy ...

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Altoona residents can now pursue nursing degrees locally

Aspiring Nurses in Altoona don’t need to travel too far to get their degrees anymore. UPMC Altoona cut the ribbon to ...

Aspiring Nurses in Altoona don’t need to travel too far to get their degrees anymore. UPMC Altoona cut the ribbon to ...

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One in custody after two people shot in Altoona

One person is in custody after two people were shot in Altoona early Sunday morning. According to Altoona police, David ...

One person is in custody after two people were shot in Altoona early Sunday morning. According to Altoona police, David ...

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Yates Strikes out Eight; Baysox Fall to Curve on Saturday Night in Altoona

The Chesapeake Baysox, the Double-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, fell to the Altoona Curve, the Double-A affiliate of ...

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Four teens arrested after rash of thefts from cars in Altoona

According to the police department, officers stopped a suspicious vehicle in the Hillcrest Estates Community. That's off of ...

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Altoona rail historians weigh in on potential impacts of Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific merger

Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific are looking to merge, which would create the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S. The deal still needs to be approved by regulators, but many in Altoona are ...

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