A bay area success story enters a new chapter after 23 years

College HUNKS Hauling Junk amp; Moving employees carry household items beside one of the company's signature orange trucks. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Tampa since 2008, the company has appointed a new CEO as it looks toward its next phase of growth.( Courtesy)Nick Friedman and Omar Soliman started College Hunks (stylized as HUNKS) Hauling Junk Moving with a borrowed van and a simple idea: People needed help getting rid of their unwanted stuff, and two college students were willing to do the heavy lifting.

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More than two decades later, their orange-and-green trucks are a familiar sight throughout Tampa Bay, and the company they started has grown into a national franchise business whose locations generate nearly $300 million in annual sales.Now, the founders are handing over the day-to-day work of running it.College HUNKS named Brad Cowan its new CEO this week. Friedman said the decision comes as the Tampa-based company looks to grow beyond what he and Soliman have built, with