The good news for Allied Business Network was it took less than a year after it started its online procurement Web site to attract 10,000 new members. The bad news was almost all of these new members weren’t purchasing goods through the site, which is designed to link businesses with vendors who are selling discounted [...]

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Earlier this week, Jack Bergman greeted a visitor with a smile, a firm handshake and piles of crisp dollar bills. Jack Bergman, president of the Allied Business Network, holds stacks of bills to make the point that he is in the business of saving his members money. (Lake Fong/Post-Gazette) The smile and the handshake were [...]

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