TestAmerica Opening Office in Darien

Environmental testing company TestAmerica is reportedly set to open a new corporate headquarters in a 4,600 square foot space at 19 Old Kings Highway South.

According to an article in the Stamford Advocate, the new location was selected because of its “proximity to senior leadership and access to transportation.” The article notes that CEO James Hyman lives in Stamford and Chief Financial Officer Benjamin Erwin lives in Darien.

Until now, the company has operated a “virtual headquarters” online and did not have a brick-and-mortar facility.

The privately owned business — which claims it is “the leading environmental testing firm in the United States” — operates 35 laboratories and 40 service centers nationwide, according to its website.

With the signing of this latest lease, the office building at 19 Old Kings Highway South is now about 50 percent occupied, the Advocate reports.