Design firm Progressive Cos. plots growth as it moves to Camp North End

A Midwest design firm is expanding its Charlotte office footprint with a move to Camp North End.

Progressive Cos., a Grand Rapids, Michigan-based firm, signed a 10-year lease with the option for five more years. The firm will occupy 16,500 square feet at Camp North End's Gama Goat Building at 1801 N. Graham St. Currently, Progressive occupies 11,500 square feet at 330 S. Tryon in uptown.

"We needed a space that would better represent who we are now and we are continuing to grow into," Jeff Roman, director of engineering at Progressive, said. "We’re a design firm that's continuing to expand, and we're doing larger and more complex projects and higher levels of design. We need a space that reflects who we are as that type of firm."