Rochester Airport Director Accepts New Job in Iowa

A search is getting under way for a new Rochester International Airport Executive Director.

Martin Lenss, who came to Rochester from the Green Bay Wisconsin area to succeed long time Airport Director Steve Leqve in May of last year, has resigned to accept a similar job at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids. The Rochester Airport is owned the by the city and is governed by a commission chaired by Mayor Ardell Brede, but is managed by a subsidiary of the Mayo Clinic.