CivicPlus

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]

CIVICPLUS

2010
Company type	Private
Industry	Web development & Mobile applications
Founded	2010
Founder	Thomas Oliver
Headquarters	Manhattan, Kansas, United States
Key people	Ward Morgan, Tony Gagnon
Website	www.civicplus.com

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 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. "CivicPlus website". Manhattan, Kansas: 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. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. 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. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
4. "CivicPlus Acquires BoardSync, Launches Agenda Management Solution". GovTech. October 17, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
5. "CivicPlus Acquires 311 Software Company SeeClickFix". GovTech. October 11, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
6. "CivicPlus Acquires 70-Year-Old Ordinance Compiler Municode". GovTech. August 27, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
7. Staff reports (June 10, 2022). "CivicPlus acquires Optimere, public sector technology company". The Mercury. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
8. "City of Cheyenne". Retrieved March 28, 2013.
9. "City of EGF OKs new $13,000 Web site", Grand Forks Herald, August 18, 2009
10. "City of Manassas". Retrieved March 28, 2013.
11. "Passaic County website overhauled". NorthJersey.com. North Jersey Media Group. October 1, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
12. "Town of Watertown". Retrieved March 28, 2013.
13. "Town of Narragansett Copyright Info". Retrieved August 13, 2022.
14. "Big City iPhone App Comes to Small-Town America". Digital Communities. e.Republic. February 24, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
15. "Mass Notification System for Local Governments".
16. "CivicPlus Moves Into Low-Code Software for Digital Services". govtech. May 14, 2020. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

External links

• CivicPlus website

Further reading

• "Software company CivicPlus to expand operations in Manhattan". Kansas Department of Commerce. April 27, 2012. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2013.