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Founded by Charles E. Johnson Jr..1
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Internet startup company 1997-2003
PurchasePro was a business-to-business Internet startup company founded in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1997 by Charles E. Johnson Jr., originally to help hotels and casinos pool their purchase power via an online exchange.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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PurchasePro was a business-to-business Internet startup company founded in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1997 by Charles E. Johnson Jr., originally to help hotels and casinos pool their purchase power via an online exchange.2
Founded by Charles E. Johnson Jr..1
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