The digital publishing company currently known as Aysling has a brand new home in Ann Arbor.
The firm has taken 12,500 square feet in the former Borders headquarters, giving it more room to grow. Aysling has added half a dozen people over the last year, and another two in the last week, rounding out its staff to 32 employees. The new location for its headquarters is expected to accommodate that easily.
"We anticipate doubling in size over the next 12-24 months," says Patrick Becker, CEO of
Aysling. "Possibly sooner than that."
The 9-year-old firm, formerly known as Aysling Digital Media Solutions, provides Adobe and WoodWing digital publishing software solutions and digital media production services for publishers, retailers, and corporations. Rebranding as just Aysling made sense from a streamlining point of view.
"We have grown well beyond digital media solutions," Becker says. "While rebranding we thought it made sense to drop it."
Becker adds that the company's growth has previously been constrained by the smallness of its previous offices. Its last space was 6,000 square feet. The former Borders headquarters has several hundred thousand square feet, which should provide plenty of room for Aysling to grow and stay in Ann Arbor.
"We feel like this is where we want to build our team," Becker says.
Source: Patrick Becker, CEO of Aysling
Writer: Jon Zemke
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