CivicPlus

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| foundation = 1998

| founder = Thomas Oliver

| location = Manhattan, Kansas, United States

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| key_people = Ward Morgan, Tony Gagnon

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| industry = Web development & Mobile applications

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CivicPlus is a company headquartered in Manhattan, Kansas, United States that specialzies in city government communication.{{cite web |url=http://www.civicplus.com |title= CivicPlus website |location=Manhattan, Kansas |publisher= CivicPlus.com |accessdate=May 31, 2018}}{{cite web |url=http://kucb.org/news/article/tran-withdraws-bid-for-city-council/ |first1=Stephanie |last1=Joyce |first2=Lauren |last2=Rosenthal |title=Tran Withdraws Bid for City Council |location=Unalaska, Alaska |date=March 26, 2013 |publisher=Unalaska Community Broadcasting |accessdate=March 28, 2013 |quote=Council is set to consider ... development of a new city website. Staff received five bids ... |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415053947/http://kucb.org/news/article/tran-withdraws-bid-for-city-council/ |archive-date=April 15, 2013}} It was first developed by programming company Vanyon, a division of Networks Plus Foundership community.

Its current parent company, Icon Enterprises Inc, began doing business in 2010.{{cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=109010528 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410163202/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=109010528 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 10, 2013 |title=Company Overview of Icon Enterprises, Inc. |work=Businessweek.com |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |accessdate=March 28, 2013}}

Acquisitions

In January 2017, CivicPlus acquired Rec1, a parks and reaction product. In October, it acquired BoardSync, an agenda and meeting-management product.{{Cite web |date=2017-10-17 |title=CivicPlus Acquires BoardSync, Launches Agenda Management Solution |url=https://www.govtech.com/biz/CivicPlus-Acquires-BoardSync-Launches-Agenda-Management-Solution.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=GovTech |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-11 |title=CivicPlus Acquires 311 Software Company SeeClickFix |url=https://www.govtech.com/biz/CivicPlus-Acquires-311-Software-Company-SeeClickFix.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=GovTech |language=en}}

In April 2021, CivicPlus acquired Municode (Municipal Code Corporation), a company that hosts codes for local governments.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-27 |title=CivicPlus Acquires 70-Year-Old Ordinance Compiler Municode |url=https://www.govtech.com/biz/civicplus-acquires-70-year-old-ordinance-compiler-municode |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=GovTech |language=en}}

In June 2022, CivicPlus finalized the acquisition of Optimere, a digital compliance provider which products include, ArchiveSocial, NextRequest, and Monsido.{{Cite web |author=Staff reports |title=CivicPlus acquires Optimere, public sector technology company |url=https://themercury.com/news/civicplus-acquires-optimere-public-sector-technology-company/article_66091053-2d0c-51ec-a51e-67a37c3d2cb5.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=The Mercury |date=June 10, 2022 |language=en}}

Websites developed

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

Anaheim, California
Cheyenne, Wyoming{{cite web |url=http://www.cheyennecity.org/copyright.aspx |title=City of Cheyenne |accessdate=March 28, 2013}}
East Grand Forks, Minnesota{{citation |title=City of EGF OKs new $13,000 Web site |work=Grand Forks Herald |date= August 18, 2009 }}
Eugene, Oregon
Flower Mound, Texas
Manassas, Virginia{{cite web |url=http://www.manassascity.org/copyright.aspx |title= City of Manassas |accessdate=March 28, 2013}}
Passaic County, New Jersey{{cite web |url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/Passaic_County_website_overhauled.html |title=Passaic County website overhauled |author= |date=October 1, 2012 |work=NorthJersey.com |publisher=North Jersey Media Group |accessdate=March 28, 2013}}
Watertown, Massachusetts{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.watertown.ma.us/copyright.aspx |title=Town of Watertown |accessdate=March 28, 2013}}
Narragansett, Rhode Island{{cite web |url=https://www.narragansettri.gov/copyright |title=Town of Narragansett Copyright Info |accessdate=August 13, 2022}}
Princeton, Texas

Company products

CivicPlus products include the Citizen Request Tracker,{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalcommunities.com/articles/Big-City-iPhone-App-Comes-to.html |title=Big City iPhone App Comes to Small-Town America |author= |date=February 24, 2010 |work=Digital Communities |publisher=e.Republic |accessdate=March 28, 2013}} the CivicPlus Content Management System, and the CivicReady Mass Notification system.{{Cite web|url=https://www.civicplus.com/civicready/mass-notification-system|title = Mass Notification System for Local Governments}}

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.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=May 14, 2020|title=CivicPlus Moves Into Low-Code Software for Digital Services|url=https://www.govtech.com/biz/CivicPlus-Moves-Into-Low-Code-Software-for-Digital-Services.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521142904/https://www.govtech.com/biz/CivicPlus-Moves-Into-Low-Code-Software-for-Digital-Services.html |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |access-date=June 9, 2020|website=govtech}}

References

External links

[https://www.civicplus.com CivicPlus website]