CivicPlus is a company headquartered in Manhattan, Kansas, United States that specialzies in city government communication.[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 which products include, ArchiveSocial, NextRequest, and Monsido.[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:
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]
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