Fairfield County Business Journal + Focus Section : Mid-Year Review

The toughest questions Shaun Henderson gets these days from prospective tenants are not how far his building is from the Stamford train station, but rather how close it is to the nearest restaurant.

Guest Column
Don’t forget about the interior architect
By MICHAEL KLEINBERG

If you are contemplating a company relocation, expansion or other type of search for office space for the first time this decade, you may be surprised to learn that it’s not just rental rates or politics that have changed dramatically over the past seven years, but it is also the role of your interior architect.

Guest Column
A primer on the subprime situation
By ROBERT B. WITHERS

For those unfamiliar with the term, “subprime home loan” refers to mortgages given to individuals with significant credit issues, or those otherwise unable to qualify for a standard, conventional loan. Due to the fact that these loans tend to be risky for the lender, they generally bear higher interest rates or adjustable rates and often carry steep prepayment penalties. Sub-prime loans have actually been around for years -- so why all the drama now?

100 years of licensed engineers

The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) this year is celebrating the 100th anniversary of engineering licensure. The 50,000-member organization traces the origin of engineers’ licensing to 1907, when the state of Wyoming passed the first engineering registration law to protect the public health, safety and welfare. Fifteen years later, the American Association of Engineers, forerunner of NSPE, put forth a platform for engineering that included the “passage of an engineers registration law in every state and the enforcement of existing registration laws.