MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa — Less than a year after Iowa Wesleyan University closed, plans are already moving forward to demolish a historic building on the campus in Mount Pleasant. The Iowa Wesleyan Board of Trustees sold most of the campus, including the majority of buildings to the Mount Pleasant School District, but a buyer did […]
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Finding Trevor H.
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa — It was the photography/art wing of the now-closed Iowa Wesleyan University’s auction. Related: See photos from the Iowa Wesleyan auction Hoping for a wooden bench or two, I bid on an entire room, not expecting to win. But I did, and the room came with an unexpected find. A large art […]
History auctioned as Iowa Wesleyan close...
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa — With Iowa Wesleyan University, Doug Moore is leading his third college closure, but only expects additional institutions to close their doors throughout the country. “This is what I do,” said Moore, founding partner of Des Moines-based Highland Group LLC. “I shut down colleges.” Moore is directing the liquidation of thousands of […]