WINDBER, Pa. - A hotel coming to Windber took a big step forward Tuesday.

Borough manager Jim Furmanchik said a feasibility study conducted by Hospitality Marketers International came back extremely favorable.

He said the study showed the borough could support a 75-room hotel.

Furmanchik said representatives were impressed with the area’s Flood City Elite baseball fields and Iron House complex. He added it would be the closest hotel to the Flight 93 Memorial, which would make the borough a prime location.

He said he feels the reality of a hotel is a matter "of when and not if."

Furmanchik said the next step is to attract investors and a developer to move forward with the estimated $8 million project.

Furmanchik said the borough has five locations in mind for the hotel and that a location within walking distance of the downtown area would be the most favorable.

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