Polco and the National Research Center (NRC) have merged, the companies announced recently.

“Community leaders need good data, both to make immediate decisions and to measure performance over time,” Polco CEO Nick Mastronardi said in a statement. “We are bringing together two companies, under one roof, that have each defined public engagement.”

According to a release, the merger will offer local governments the best in performance management research (NRC) and civic engagement services (Polco). The two companies are working on creating digital reports, interactive dashboards, new uses of Polco’s online engagement tool and other innovations.

As previously reported, Polco’s online platform has been used in more than 23 states.