GCR Inc. has announced that it and its subsidiaries, PCC
Technology, Inc. and MB3, have rebranded as Civix. The new singular corporate
identity embodies the companies’ shared mission to transform the public sector
as well as their broad range of capabilities across industries.
“Over the course of decades, our company has evolved, and
now it’s time for our brand to better reflect the full breadth of who we are
and what we do,” said Tom Amburgey, the CEO of Civix. “We ultimately chose the
name Civix because it represents our civic commitment to enabling public sector
transformation.”
A nationally-recognized innovation technology leader,
Amburgey took the helm last year and has been the driving force behind rapid,
significant strategic improvements that include establishing a single corporate
mission, culture, and identity; hiring a wave of talent; and creating a Center
of Excellence for software development, among others.
Founded in 1979, the company has grown into a full-service
firm that serves a broad range of public sector clients, including state and
local governments, airports, transit authorities, and power plants, among
others. Today, Civix provides software to over 100 airports and 90 percent of
U.S. nuclear power plants as well as solutions that manage records for more
than 25 percent of U.S. registered voters, business services for nearly half of
the country’s Secretaries of State, and hundreds of billions of dollars in
federal grants. The company’s technology products are backed by a deep bench of
leading subject matter experts across a range of areas, including airport
operations, information technology, disaster recovery, and community planning.
In recent years, the company has expanded its public sector
offerings through strategic acquisitions of three companies with strong
legacies and market share: PCC Technology, Inc., MB3, and Quest Information
Systems.
With a growing team of some 400 professionals located across
offices that span six U.S. states (CT, FL, IN, LA, OH, and VA) as well as
Monterrey, Mexico and Ontario, Canada, Civix is now organized into three
discrete business units: Transportation, Government, and Grants.
With implementations across 33 states, Civix Government,
formerly known as PCC, is a leading provider of software for state and local
governments and the premier provider of solutions for Secretaries of State.
This year, the business unit named a new president, Mike Wons, hired new vice
presidents of development and of IT security, added dozens of developers and
engineers, and revamped its client success team. Earlier this month, it opened
a new Center of Excellence that will serve as a centralized hub for innovation
in GovTech.
“We are entering a new era of technological advancement, and
Civix will lead the way in reimagining how governments serve constituents and
businesses,” said Wons. “We are laser-focused on developing a common industry
platform that uses advanced technology to provide a modern, simpler user
experience.”
Civix also leads in the transportation industry as a
provider of solutions that make airports and transit systems more efficient,
profitable, and secure. Civix Transportation’s team of former industry
executives, developers, and systems architects serve the Federal Aviation
Administration, state aeronautics departments, and more than 100 individual
airports worldwide, including the Houston Airport System, Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and San Francisco
International Airport, as well as a number of transit agencies.
“No one knows the aviation industry like our team, and we’re
continuing to expand and apply that knowledge in adjoining areas, as we have
with transit systems,” said Tim Walsh, the president of Civix Transportation.
“Our rebrand to Civix is emblematic of the alignment that has taken place to
connect technologies and experts across fields to tackle the biggest challenges
and drive innovation. The sky’s the limit.”
Civix Grants provides a powerful suite of technology
products augmented by a talented multidisciplinary team specializing in grants
management and compliance as well as policy, planning and analytics. As former
state government grant and program administrators, best-in-class workflow
developers, and planning experts, they bring experience, lessons learned, and best
practices from administering and implementing over $200 billion in federal
grants on behalf of communities across the country.
“Communities turn to us in the aftermath of disasters to
help them overcome devastation and transition to rebuilding, recovery, and
opportunity,” said Angele Romig, the president of Civix Grants. “We take our
commitment to them to heart, and as Civix, we are expanding and strengthening
the products and services that sustain and empower governments.”
Folded into this business unit is the company formerly known
as MB3, which provides the only comprehensive grant management system designed
specifically for State Emergency Management agencies. It manages tens of
billions of dollars and has been used by states across the U.S. in some of the
largest disasters in recent history including Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane
Katrina.
“Our evolution to Civix is a major leap forward that
positions us for greater impact in the communities we serve,” said Matt
Blakely, the CTO of Civix who founded and was CEO of MB3. “The name change
reflects our business units coming together to form one organization with a
common mission, culture, and standard of operation.”
Several of the company’s industry leading software
solutions, such as AirportIQ, ElectionNet, and EMGrantsPro, will also undergo
name changes while maintaining the same or seeing improved levels of
functionality and quality.
Civix is an HKW portfolio-company that combines Civix’s
established leadership and track record for excellence with HKW’s collaborative
approach, providing support by contributing essential resources, knowledge, and
strategic insights.
More information on Civix and its products and services can be found at gocivix.com.
