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Advanced Air Announces New Air Service and Schedule for Merced, California.  For press release, click here.

The historic Merced Theatre is headed to restoration in 2009, creating a 1,100-seat performing arts theatre. Financial support from the community has been strong and fundraising is on target. The new Merced Center Parking Structure has just opened with 340 parking spaces and about 10,000 square feet of commercial/office space. And Merced College's Downtown Business Resource Center opened in early 2008, bringing the community college's economic development programming together in one downtown site.

The Airport Industrial Park is home to one of Merced's newest industries, Zymex. The packaging and processing plant is housed in a 15,000 square foot building with four planned expansions. Frito Lay has relocated and expanded its warehouse and distribution center, 6,000 square feet, to the Airport Industrial Park.

Merced Regional Airport/Macready Field has changed its name to Merced Yosemite Regional Airport.  Advances Air flies daily to Las Vegas International and Los Angeles International Airports where travelers can find numerous flights to various destinations across the U.S. and to World.