LLamasoft makes room for more hires in new Ann Arbor space

The old and the new are combining in downtown Ann Arbor as LLamasoft, a start-up logistics firm that defies stereotypes, grows into its new home.Excerpt:Downtown Ann Arbor’s First National Building has the old-timey look of a successful, starched-collar business establishment. Its architectural flourishes, both inside and out, scream old money. You can almost imagine fat cats making the business world revolve around cigars and backroom deals.But that’s not what’s really inside. Especially if you visit the building’s fourth floor. That’s where LLamasoft has made its new home, taking over 5,000 square feet of space, double the size of its old office. LLamasoft, a software logistics firm, is the quintessential start-up, filling its space with eye-catching art and young workers (whose attire sometimes makes an artistic statement of its own).The pairing of the firm to the building is evidence that some of Ann Arbor’s up-and-coming start-ups are coming of age. As LLamasoft becomes more established and fills its new space with more staff, it’ll help reshape Ann Arbor’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.”Obviously space matters, a lot,” says Don Hicks, president and CEO of LLamasoft. “Oftentimes it impacts you in subtle ways.”Read the rest of the story here.