Frederick, Md. – September 19, 2026 -- Woodsboro Bank has appointed Mindy Kurz as Branch Manager of its new Mt. Airy branch, tapping a 30-year banking veteran to lead the community lender's expansion into Frederick County's Mt. Airy market.

Taipei – September 19, 2026 -- The 2026 Tang Prize Award Ceremony convened in Taipei on September 18, honoring six laureates across four categories including three scientists whose work led to FDA-approved CAR T-cell cancer therapies now used worldwide.

New York and Hong Kong – September 19, 2026 -- CSTS Enterprises, an integrated media, entertainment, sports, and travel technology group, has appointed Steven Rockefeller III to its Advisory Board, adding a sixth-generation Rockefeller family member with private markets and cross-border investment experience to guide the company's expansion strategy.

Wuxi – September 19, 2026 -- Centron signed an industry-academia-research cooperation agreement with Professor Zhang Xiangyu's team from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tsinghua University, targeting process-consistency challenges in adhesive dispensing for manufacturing lines.

Stockholm – September 19, 2026 -- atNorth, the Nordic high-density colocation and built-to-suit data center provider, confirmed that Fredrik Jansson is stepping down from his role as Chief Strategy and Marketing & Communications Officer for health reasons and will transition to Senior Advisor.

London – September 19, 2026 -- Business Worldwide Magazine has named MyPureSkin S.A, a Swiss nutricosmetics company, to its list of the 20 Most Innovative Healthcare Companies to Watch in 2026.

Swiss firm builds clinically validated skin-health platform from Health Valley base

Founded by Edgar Brandt and Tatiana Brandt in Switzerland's Health Valley, MyPureSkin operates on the premise that skin should receive the same nutritional and scientific attention as other organs. The company now sells across Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Australia.

LONDON – September 19, 2026 -- Chinese display maker BOE Technology Group has taken the role of lead display technology partner at the "Reviving Craft – Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Design Exhibition," which opened September 16 at Somerset House as part of London Design Festival 2026. The show, organized by Sun Media Group, marks BOE's third consecutive year anchoring the flagship "Reflection of The Mind" event, following prior editions in Paris in 2024 and Milan in 2025.

Stockholm – September 19, 2026 -- Svalner Atlas | Advisors secured three Firm of the Year titles at the ITR Europe Tax Awards 2026, held at The Londoner in London on September 17, 2026.

Oakland, Calif. – September 19, 2026 -- California Waste Solutions, founded in 1992 with eight used trucks, now serves more than 343,000 customers across Oakland and San Jose and processes over 717,000 tons of recycling material annually, according to figures cited in the feature documentary "The King of Trash," which returns to Bay Area theaters this month.

Pittsburgh -- September 17, 2026 -- Duquesne University formally inaugurated Dr. David J. Dausey as its 14th president on Sept. 17, drawing nearly 1,000 students, faculty, staff, alumni and guests to UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse as the institution approaches its 150th anniversary in 2028.