The Progressive Story

Line by Line

In 1991, Mark Hurt started a business cabling schools. Follow the story from those first connections to the four companies of Progressive Group.

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Find the right team.

Communications, healthcare technology, government services, and electrical contracting. Four companies, each focused on the work you need.

Communications, healthcare, government, and electrical expertise. Find your team below.

Meet our companies

Work across the Group

Recognizable places. Specialized teams.

See where Progressive companies are contributing today and explore selected places named in the ANS Electric portfolio.

Architectural rendering of the New Augusta Arena and its public plaza in downtown Augusta, Georgia

Progressive Communications

Current project · Augusta, Georgia

The New Augusta Arena

Progressive Communications has publicly highlighted electrical, cable-management, and networking work at this new civic venue.

Explore the project Concept rendering from PCL Construction project materials.

ANS Electric

Fontainebleau Las Vegas

Complex low-voltage systems delivery documented at resort scale.

View the ANS profile Photo: Yelderberry, CC BY-SA 4.0.

A hockey game inside Acrisure Arena in the Coachella Valley in 2023

ANS Electric

Coachella Valley Arena

A live sports and entertainment venue named in the ANS portfolio.

Explore ANS projects Photo: Eric Fowler / TheAHL, CC BY 2.0.

Progressive Communications projects

Work with GEICO.

A selection of locations where Progressive Communications has supported GEICO call-center environments.

Concept view of a two-story call-center building with tan brick walls, plain white panels and teal windows beside an ordinary parking lot

Concept view along a large call-center operations floor with rows of cubicles, desktop monitors and office phones

Illustrative call-center environments.

Places our work has taken us

The Palladium and fountains at Carmel City Center, Indiana — **Carmel / Indianapolis, IN**GEICO Carmel office reference

Location context photograph of the Jacksonville, Florida skyline across the St. Johns River — **Jacksonville, FL**Jacksonville operations building

Downtown Lakeland and the Lake Mirror fountain at dusk, with lights reflecting across the water — **Lakeland, FL**Lakeland office building

Elevated view of downtown Macon, Georgia, with the courthouse clock tower and historic city streets — **Macon, GA**Macon GEICO facility

Location context photograph of downtown Tucson, Arizona — **Tucson, AZ**Tucson GEICO office building

1 of 5 locations

City photography · Photo credits

Images enhanced from the credited photographs and cropped for display.

Carmel / Indianapolis, IN: TheSongbook, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jacksonville, FL: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lakeland, FL: Nkadambi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Macon, GA: Mihand35, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tucson, AZ: Eapiwo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Our companies

Explore the services and meet the people behind each company.

Compact isometric communications path connecting network, wireless, and voice systems

Progressive Communications

Connect buildings, teams, and operations through network, wireless, voice, managed services, cybersecurity, and data center infrastructure planning.

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Compact isometric healthcare technology path connecting imaging and monitoring systems

Progressive Healthcare Solutions

Bring healthcare technology into the clinical environment with infrastructure, implementation, service programs, and ongoing support.

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Compact isometric government technology path connecting communications infrastructure and an operations console

Progressive Government Services

Move public-sector technology and infrastructure conversations forward with a focus on agency needs, procurement requirements, and program delivery.

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Compact isometric electrical path connecting closed distribution equipment, a cable tray, and a commissioning meter

ANS Electric

Plan and deliver electrical work alongside the low-voltage, wireless, and technology systems that share the same building.

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Part of Progressive Group.

From the archive · 2017

A conversation about connection.

Founder Mark Hurt joins Kathy Ireland to discuss Progressive's approach to technology and the people, places, and organizations it serves.

Read the original story

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A few common questions.

What is Progressive Group?

Progressive Group brings together specialist companies in communications, healthcare technology, government services, and electrical contracting. Start with your environment and connect with the team whose work fits your needs.

Which Progressive company should I contact?

Start with Progressive Communications when communications technology is primary, Progressive Healthcare Solutions for healthcare technology environments, Progressive Government Services for public-sector requirements, and ANS Electric when electrical contracting or integrated electrical-and-technology delivery is primary.

What if my project involves more than one discipline?

Start with the need that leads the project and describe the other systems it touches. Discuss the scope, specialist responsibilities, and handoff points early so the next conversation includes the right people.

What should I bring to the first conversation?

A short description of the site, the problem or planned change, the people involved, and any timing or access constraints is a useful start. You do not need a finished technical specification to explain what you are trying to achieve.

Let’s talk about your project.

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