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Bidding at the “short notice auction” from Backes Auctioneers for pizza equipment, bar equipment, a self-contained walk-in cooler, tables and chairs starts Tues., March 12.

The legacy of a nostalgic storefront in the Czech Village has come to an end.

It appears the Sykora Bakery legacy in Cedar Rapids’ Czech Village has come to an end, with an online auction of the bakery’s equipment.

After closing its doors for good, Iowa Wesleyan University started auctioning off materials from the university. Backes Auctioneers will be holding online auctions this week, and the auction block will feature everything from dorm furniture and lab equipment to pianos and baseball-pitching machines. The university’s board of trustees voted to close the school in March, […]

Although no decisions have been made about the future of the 60-acre campus Iowa Wesleyan University called home for 181 years, much of the equipment and amenities that filled its historic halls and supported students and faculty in their academic and athletic endeavors will go up for auction next month.

Although no decisions have been made about the future of the 60-acre campus Iowa Wesleyan University called home for 181 years, much of the equipment and amenities that filled its historic halls and supported students and faculty in their academic and athletic endeavors will go up for auction next month.

When news comes out that a place like Wasserbahn Waterpark Resort closed, people immediately start to wonder what's going to happen to all of that cool stuff inside.