OpenCities sells: Denver govtech company acquires Australian startup with Kansas City HQ

An Australia-based govtech startup with a sizable Kansas City operation has sold.  OpenCities — a hub-like platform that digitizes city forms and requests — was acquired by Denver-based Granicus, the companies announced Thursday, solidifying a deal that’s expected to better define what the future of civic engagement might looks like. Financial terms of the acquisition were not…

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PayIt exec departs to launch Australia-based OpenCities office in KC

An executive with Kansas City-based PayIt has departed the company to open an area office for another government tech firm. Previously head of local government solutions at PayIt, Luke Norris now is leading the Kansas City office of Australia-based OpenCities, which is a provider of website and digital services for governments across the world. “The…

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Tech exec to startups: Give employees late start Tuesday for airport vote

Editor’s note: Luke Norris, head of local government solutions for Kansas City-based PayIt, wrote this opinion piece in response to the Nov. 7 single terminal airport ballot questions facing Kansas City, Missouri voters. The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. [divide] November 7. It will be a day that a lot of…

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