Gary contract ends for ex-Indianapolis airport CEO
The contract John Clark had for business development work and to oversee the Gary airport’s $166 million expansion project expired last week.
The contract John Clark had for business development work and to oversee the Gary airport’s $166 million expansion project expired last week.
Mayor Greg Ballard apparently was unhappy with the pace of economic development at the airport under Clark. The CEO’s extensive overseas travels also generated controversy.
The former CEO of the Indianapolis Airport Authority, now an airport consultant, is helping the Gary airport finance its nearly $170 million expansion.
Robert Duncan has held the position on an interim basis since March, when his predecessor, John Clark, abruptly stepped down. Duncan previously served as the authority’s general counsel and chief operating officer.
The Indianapolis Airport Authority recorded a $31.3 million operating loss in 2011, a result that new board President Michael Wells believes underscores the need to find new sources of revenue.
The Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority has approved a $350-an-hour contract with former Indianapolis airport executive John Clark to help with business development.
Former Indianapolis Airport Authority CEO John Clark has landed a six-month job in a business development role at Gary Chicago International Airport.
Recently appointed airport board president Mike Wells said the parting of ways came after he and Clark met Monday afternoon. The move follows an IBJ report on $67,000 in travel expenses for airport executives in 2011, and Wells' plans to tighten oversight.
The lavishness of the trips smacks of a culture of indulgence and raises questions about whether airport CEO John Clark III is making the best use of his time.
Indianapolis Airport Authority CEO John Clark and two key officers spent more than $67,000 last year on travel that included extended business trips to Brazil, Denmark, Greece, Morocco and Switzerland.
Simply Eyebrows is joining Indianapolis International’s heralded collection of retailers.
John Clark III, executive director of the Indianapolis Airport Authority, has withdrawn his name from consideration for the top position at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest airport.
John Clark III, executive director of the Indianapolis Airport Authority, is one of three finalists for the top position at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world's busiest airport. Officials have made their pick, but won’t identify their selection.
Such “value added” services are a key part of the airport’s strategy, said John Clark, CEO of the Indianapolis
Airport Authority.
John Clark took trips to Malayasia, England and the Super Bowl during his first year as CEO of the Indianapolis Airport Authority.
The Indianapolis Airport Authority board had heard the allegations that John Clark, their star candidate for airport CEO,
spent big on world travel while chief of the Jacksonville Aviation Authority. Now, the Florida state attorney is collecting
travel records there and information from Indianapolis about trips Clark made here for job interviews.
John D. Clark, the man nominated to be CEO of the Indianapolis Airport Authority, has been a polarizing figure in Jacksonville,
where he’s been CEO of the Florida city’s aviation authority since 2001.
The Indianapolis Airport Authority is poised to pull out all the stops to maximize revenue in the face of declining travel.
Possibilities include hosting a farmer’s market atop the airport parking garage and opening secure areas to shoppers who aren’t
flying anywhere.
Indianapolis Airport Authority CEO John Clark revealed Tuesday evening that he is ready to proceed with a plan that could
transform the former terminal site into a hub for urban development.
The Indianapolis
Airport Authority hired John D. Clark III as CEO, luring him away from Jacksonville Florida.