Two local chambers of commerce are teaming up with others in the region to promote products made locally.

The Fulton County Regional Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce have joined with six other chambers in the Albany-Saratoga area and the Adirondacks to create a Web site and printed materials promoting local manufacturers and their products.

A print version of the directory is scheduled to be published in two months. Montgomery County Chamber President Deborah Auspelmyer said the component chambers view the online directory and its printed counterpart as a useful way to draw attention to local products.

"A lot of people are very surprised to learn what is made in Montgomery County," she said. "We wanted to showcase the diversity of the region to get people to use [the manufacturers] a little more."

Auspelmyer said all the manufacturers in the directory are chamber members. Businesses that want to be listed in the directory should contact their local chambers, she said.

Fulton County Chamber President Wally Hart said the regionwide directory project demonstrates that each individual area must collaborate with its neighbors.

"We need to take care of ourselves, but in this day and age, Fulton County can't do it alone," he said.

Hart said he and the other chamber officials were surprised themselves when they started looking at the number of local manufacturers. He said the directory will not only connect businesses with new customers but also connect one business with another.

"We want to make those connections," he said. "Who knows what could happen?"

Hart said the directory, once it is published, will be available at participating chambers and also will be sent to the top employers in the area. The online directory can be viewed at www.madeinthecapitalregion.com.

Kayleigh Karutis can be reached by e-mail at gloversville@leaderherald.com.