Thomas Publishing Combines Directories

Thomas Publishing Co., the industrial information resource for buyers and sellers, is uniting its largest business information directories, Thomas Register of American Manufacturers and Thomas Regional Buying Guides.

The new unit gives the New York firm the ability to connect more than 4 million industrial buyers and sellers via the Internet and in print and on CD-ROM, with more than 900,000 companies represented, the company said.

The company publishes 24 buying guides, 29 product-news magazines, two product-information exchange services, three guides on selecting software, a magazine on factory automation and a publication to assist buyers in selecting cost-efficient transportation models.