Press Releases

Lake Mary, FL – December 23, 2011 – Progressive Communications International (PCI) held a company holiday food drive to benefit the Families in Transition (FIT) Program for Seminole County Schools. The program was featured on a recent 60 Minutes episode documenting the plight of homeless schoolchildren in Central Florida. Employees brought donations of non-perishable food and cash over a two-week period to be presented to FIT coordinator Beth Davalos, who appeared in the 60 Minutes episode with some of the families in her program.

Davalos was presented with a check for $800 and several large collection boxes of food during PCI’s annual Holiday Luncheon on December 21. Speaking to the company after a video clip of the 60 Minutes episode was played, Davalos gave an update on the children and parents who touched the hearts of viewers, and inspired PCI to choose FIT as a way of giving back to the community during this holiday season. But although a few opportunities had come about as a result of the episode, she noted that the families profiled still face an uncertain future – as do the many other local families in similar circumstances.

“The homeless are hiding in plain sight,” said Davalos. “The children go to school every day, like all the other students. But no one sees where they go after.”

FIT has served more than 8,500 homeless students since 2003, and has helped 1,200 Seminole County students during this school year.

“The 60 Minutes episode gave us the opportunity to learn about the great work this organization does in our own community,” said Gabe Hernandez, PCI General Manager. “This is all about helping our neighbors who are struggling in this tough economy, and doing what we can to support FIT in its efforts to get these families back on their feet.”

FIT accepts donations throughout the year. To contribute directly, click on:

http://seminolehomelesskids.org

To donate by check, make check payable to:

The Foundation for Seminole County Public Schools-FIT

Mailing address:

1801 Tuskawilla Rd.
Oviedo, FL 32765

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Lake Mary, FL. – October 18, 2011 – Progressive Communications International (PCI) announces that it is now HIPAA-compliant. HIPAA – The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 – includes stringent rules for the handling and transmission of Protected Health Information (PHI) to protect patient privacy. HIPAA compliance expands the services that PCI can provide clients in such industries as health insurance and healthcare.

The HIPAA Privacy Rule includes who is covered, what information is protected, and how protected health information can be used and disclosed. The Security Rule includes who is covered, what information is protected, and what safeguards must be in place to ensure appropriate protection of electronic protected health information. The Office for Civil Rights enforces both rules.

To become HIPAA compliant, PCI has established a system of standard operating procedures and secured storage areas – both physical and electronic – with restricted access. All employees attended training sessions to learn the provisions of the rules and their application in the workplace.

Said Brent Bauer, PCI Process Improvement Specialist/Quality Manager, “It’s a matter of understanding what we are legally responsible for, and understanding how it applies to PCI. We’ve established the guidelines, workflow and procedures and boiled down the language of complex documents into layman’s terms. Most of it involves common sense in the handling of protected information, and making sure it stays secure.”

“Achieving HIPAA compliance is an important step for PCI in offering a higher level of services for our existing clients, and opens opportunities to attract new clients,” said Gabe Hernandez, PCI General Manager. “I’m proud of what our team has done, and what we are ready to do moving forward.”

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Lake Mary, FL. — August 18, 2011 – Progressive Communications International (PCI) was a major winner in the 2011 Florida Print Awards. PCI Won 12 Best of Category awards, 10 Award of Excellence honors and 38 Judges Award recognitions. PCI’s in-house Design Group designed two of the winning Best of Category entries.

Held by the Printing Association of Florida (PAF), the Florida Print Awards recognize those who produce the best in print media. This year’s awards ceremony was held August 5 at Lowes Royal Pacific at Universal Orlando.

As a Best of Category winner, PCI was automatically entered in the Printing Industries of America’s Premier Print Awards competition. PCI then received the coveted honor of a 2011 Benny Award, which represents the top level of excellence in the printing industry worldwide. PCI won the Benny for the Isleworth Collegiate Journal. PCI also received two Premier Print Awards Certificates of Merit for the Orlando Utilities Commission History booklets and the Tavistock Gala Invite.

PCI’s winning entries included brochures, postcards, calendars, catalogues, corporate sales kits and marketing books.

“Winning this number of awards from an organization with PAF’s high standards is a clear testament of how everything comes together at PCI,” said Gabe Hernandez, PCI General Manager. “We have state-of-the-art equipment and printing technology, but consistently producing work of this quality takes people who have the experience, knowledge and commitment of our team members. We focus on delivering the very best for our clients, and it’s good to see our efforts acknowledged by these awards.”

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