Company:CivicPlus

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Short description: Web development company
CIVICPLUS
TypePrivate
IndustryWeb development & Mobile application
Founded2010
FounderThomas Oliver
HeadquartersManhattan, Kansas, United States
Key people
Ward Morgan, Tony Gagnon
Websitewww.civicplus.com

Civicplus is a web development & android apps business headquartered in Manhattan, Kansas, United States . It specializes in "building city and county e-government communication systems."[1][2] It was first developed by programming company Vanyon, a division of Networks Plus Foundership community.[1]

Its current parent company Icon Enterprises, Inc. began doing business in 2010.[1][3]

Acquisitions

In January 2017, CivicPlus acquired Rec1, a parks and reaction product. In October, it acquired BoardSync, an agenda and meeting-management product.[4] In July 2018, CivicPlus acquired Virtual Towns & Schools, an open-source content management system. In October 2019, CivicPlus acquired SeeClickFix, a 311 citizen request tool.[5]

In April 2021, CivicPlus acquired Municode (Municipal Code Corporation), a company that hosts codes for local governments.[6]

In June 2022, CivicPlus finalized the acquisition of Optimere, a digital compliance provider.[7]

Websites developed

As of 2019, CivicPlus had helped design or augment over 4,000 local government websites.[1] Several localities have hired the company firm:

  • Anaheim, California
  • Cheyenne, Wyoming[8]
  • East Grand Forks, Minnesota[9]
  • Eugene, Oregon[1]
  • Flower Mound, Texas[1]
  • Manassas, Virginia[10]
  • Passaic County, New Jersey[11]
  • Watertown, Massachusetts[12]
  • Narragansett, Rhode Island[13]
  • Princeton, Texas

Company products

CivicPlus products include the Citizen Request Tracker,[14] the CivicPlus Content Management System,[10] and the CivicReady Mass Notification system.[15]

In 2020, CivicPlus launched CivicOptimize, a suite focused on a low-code tool called "Productivity." Government IT personnel familiar with manual coding can generate customized workflows, mobile applications, and integrations for digital resource platforms.[16]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "CivicPlus website". Manhattan, Kansas: CivicPlus.com. http://www.civicplus.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018. 
  2. Joyce, Stephanie; Rosenthal, Lauren (March 26, 2013). "Tran Withdraws Bid for City Council". Unalaska, Alaska: Unalaska Community Broadcasting. http://kucb.org/news/article/tran-withdraws-bid-for-city-council/. Retrieved March 28, 2013. "Council is set to consider ... development of a new city website. Staff received five bids ..." 
  3. "Company Overview of Icon Enterprises, Inc.". Businessweek.com. Bloomberg L.P.. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=109010528. Retrieved March 28, 2013. 
  4. "CivicPlus Acquires BoardSync, Launches Agenda Management Solution" (in en). 2017-10-17. https://www.govtech.com/biz/CivicPlus-Acquires-BoardSync-Launches-Agenda-Management-Solution.html. 
  5. "CivicPlus Acquires 311 Software Company SeeClickFix" (in en). 2019-10-11. https://www.govtech.com/biz/CivicPlus-Acquires-311-Software-Company-SeeClickFix.html. 
  6. "CivicPlus Acquires 70-Year-Old Ordinance Compiler Municode" (in en). 2021-08-27. https://www.govtech.com/biz/civicplus-acquires-70-year-old-ordinance-compiler-municode. 
  7. Staff reports (June 10, 2022). "CivicPlus acquires Optimere, public sector technology company" (in en). https://themercury.com/news/civicplus-acquires-optimere-public-sector-technology-company/article_66091053-2d0c-51ec-a51e-67a37c3d2cb5.html. 
  8. "City of Cheyenne". http://www.cheyennecity.org/copyright.aspx. Retrieved March 28, 2013. 
  9. "City of EGF OKs new $13,000 Web site", Grand Forks Herald, August 18, 2009 
  10. 10.0 10.1 "City of Manassas". http://www.manassascity.org/copyright.aspx. Retrieved March 28, 2013. 
  11. "Passaic County website overhauled". NorthJersey.com. North Jersey Media Group. October 1, 2012. http://www.northjersey.com/news/Passaic_County_website_overhauled.html. Retrieved March 28, 2013. 
  12. "Town of Watertown". http://www.ci.watertown.ma.us/copyright.aspx. Retrieved March 28, 2013. 
  13. "Town of Narragansett Copyright Info". https://www.narragansettri.gov/copyright. Retrieved August 13, 2022. 
  14. "Big City iPhone App Comes to Small-Town America". Digital Communities. e.Republic. February 24, 2010. http://www.digitalcommunities.com/articles/Big-City-iPhone-App-Comes-to.html. Retrieved March 28, 2013. 
  15. "Mass Notification System for Local Governments". https://www.civicplus.com/civicready/mass-notification-system. 
  16. "CivicPlus Moves Into Low-Code Software for Digital Services". May 14, 2020. https://www.govtech.com/biz/CivicPlus-Moves-Into-Low-Code-Software-for-Digital-Services.html. 

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