The U.S. Commerce Department will study business-to-business electronic commerce activity through a national survey, Commerce Secretary William M. Daley said.
Membership applications are now being accepted from plumbing and heating manufacturers for hotOverstock.com, which facilitates overstock trading on the Internet.
The Construction-Zone, a Louisville, Ky.-based online resource for the commercial construction industry providing information on all phases of business, recently launched a distributor directory on its Web site.