Executives at Marnell Properties, a leading Las Vegas-based real estate development company, announced the Marnell Air Cargo Center located at one of the nation's busiest airports, McCarran International Airport, is on-schedule and slated to open early October 2010. Part of the master McCarran International Airport expansion plans, the air cargo center is a 200,928-square-foot freight and distribution facility offering build-to-suit suites for tenants.

'This new facility offers a level of customization that in itself is quite unique,' said David Simard, Senior Vice President of Marnell Properties. 'The air cargo industry is one of high-technology ' different tenants need very specific layouts, custom floors and a variety of other components to get the maximum efficiency from their space. We're tailoring each suite to fill those needs.'

The Marnell Air Cargo Center sits on approximately 19 acres next to the airport's Terminal 3 project, a 14-gate facility scheduled to open in 2012. The cargo center will be home to on-tarmac air cargo operations for notable tenants such as FedEx, United Postal Service and Southwest Airlines among others. Officials at McCarran anticipate processing 100,000 tons of cargo annually once operations begin in October. In 2009, McCarran processed approximately 193 million pounds of freight.

Since 2005, Marnell Properties has been working with McCarran on its expansion plans. The company has already completed the first of three buildings comprising the Marnell Airport Center, a master-planned office development complex on approximately 14 acres of land adjacent to the airport. The Center currently houses the Clark County Department of Aviation. In addition, Marnell Properties has also completed the majority of the McCarran Marketplace, a 75-acre retail marketplace housing tenants such as Walmart, Lowe's, PetSmart and Office Depot.