Cool Offices: As GlobalTranz revs up local expansion plans, its Mpls. office showcases its trucking roots

Design features in GlobalTranz Enterprises Inc.’s new Minneapolis office showcase the logistics-tech company’s roots in freight brokerage.

The first thing one sees stepping into the space are Goodyear tires hanging like chandeliers from the ceiling. The staircase connecting the office’s two floors in the Capella Tower is walled in by shipping straps and exposed concrete. There are faux tire marks leading into the lobby.

Previously run out of 9,000 square feet in the Riverplace building near…