Times Union
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker has appointed Robert Degeneff, president of Utility Systems Technologies in Colonie, to the 30-member Manufacturing Council for the 2015-16 charter term.

Albany Business Review
Finch Paper has introduced an average of one new product a month since CEO Debabrata Mukherjee took over at the Glens Falls, New York paper company in May 2013.

Albany Business Review
CEO David Prescott said fiber optics maker IntegraOptics will see continued growth in 2015 with new hires and a push to expand business internationally.

Times Union
Silver Bay-based Hacker Boat Company said Friday it will introduce its first ever fiberglass-hulled standard model boat at the Yacht & Brokerage Show in Miami Beach.

Albany Business Review
Frank O'Neill had a job at a manufacturing company before he was old enough to work on the manufacturing floor.