WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. -- August 30, 2026 -- Paris Baguette will open a new bakery café at 5150 Main St., No. 200, in Williamsville on Aug. 31, giving Buffalo-area residents access to the chain's pastries, cakes, breads and coffee drinks for the first time. The location is owned and operated by franchisees Ivan Shen and Jing Zhang, cousins who grew up visiting Paris Baguette locations in New York City. It marks the brand's first café in the Buffalo area and its second in upstate New York.

Cousins bring a New York City habit to Western New York

Shen and Zhang spent most of their lives in New York City, where stopping into a Paris Baguette was part of their regular routine. During trips to visit family near Buffalo, they noticed the city's growing energy but felt something was missing: the bakery café experience they had come to rely on back home.

ZIBO, China -- August 30, 2026 -- INTCO Medical, the Chinese manufacturer that supplies disposable gloves to hospitals, restaurants and households worldwide, reported first-half 2026 revenue of RMB 6.91 billion (about $1.03 billion), a 40.61% jump from a year earlier. The company, listed as 300677.SZ, said net profit attributable to shareholders climbed 17.86% to RMB 837.3 million (about $124.6 million) for the six months ended June 30, 2026. INTCO Medical also confirmed its annual production capacity has reached 107 billion gloves, a scale the company said makes it the world's largest disposable glove producer.

GUIYANG, China -- August 30, 2026 -- China opened its largest big data industry showcase in Guiyang, capital of southwestern Guizhou province, on August 28, bringing together more than 300 exhibitors working on artificial intelligence, cloud computing and data security. The China International Big Data Industry Expo, themed "Token: A New Path to the Value of Data Elements," drew companies from China and abroad to strike deals on computing infrastructure and data services that increasingly power everyday digital tools. Guiyang and the neighboring Gui'an New Area, longtime hosts of the expo, used the event to spotlight the region's fast-growing computing power industry.

Xuzhou, China -- August 30, 2026 -- Chinese heavy equipment maker XCMG rolled out the first main unit of what it calls the world's largest ring crane, a machine built to lift up to 14,000 tons once fully assembled. The crane was developed with Sinopec Heavy Lifting & Transportation Co., Ltd. and is aimed at construction sites for nuclear plants, offshore wind farms, and conventional power stations that need to move enormous prefabricated components in single lifts rather than piece by piece. XCMG said the first unit has completed final assembly and can already run lifting operations on its own.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida -- August 30, 2026 -- Hospitals, factories, and warehouses now have more certified hardware to choose from when deploying secure endpoint software, after IGEL announced on August 29, 2026, that Teguar has joined its IGEL Ready hardware ecosystem. IGEL, which builds the IGEL Adaptive Secure Endpoint Platform, confirmed that specific Teguar hardware models have been validated to run its IGEL OS operating system. The partnership gives IT teams in specialized work environments additional device options for running IGEL's endpoint software where standard commercial computers often fall short on durability or workflow fit.

MIAMI -- August 30, 2026 -- House of Horror Haunted Carnival opens its 25th season on Thursday, Sept. 24, at a new home inside Tropical Park in Miami, running through Sunday, Nov. 1. The anniversary lineup replaces every haunted house from prior years and adds Howie's Blind Terror, billed as the only haunted dark roller coaster of its kind in the United States. A single ticket, priced from $39.99 online, now covers all five haunted attractions, unlimited carnival rides, outdoor scare zones and a new family zone, with free parking included.

"Celebrating 25 years of House of Horror is an incredible milestone, but this season is really about what comes next," said Tony Albelo, president of Loud And Live Events, the company that produces the event.

Vancouver, BC -- August 30, 2026 -- Inturai Ventures Corp. closed the first tranche of its private placement on August 28, 2026, raising $940,999.65 by selling 6,273,331 units at $0.15 each. The Vancouver-based company, which trades under CSE: URAI, OTC: URAIF, and FSE: 3QG0, had set out to raise up to $1,275,000 through the sale of up to 8,500,000 units. Company officials said the remaining portion of the offering is expected to close in one or more additional tranches over the coming weeks.

Sells Units Bundled With Future Purchase Rights

Each unit sold in the first tranche included one common share plus one warrant. The warrant lets the holder buy an additional share at $0.25 anytime over the next 24 months.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- August 28, 2026 -- James Malcolm Band's "Is It Never Too Late" advanced to the Finals of American Songwriter's 3rd Annual Road Ready Talent Contest, the publication announced Aug. 27, 2026. The South Florida band, led by singer Malcolm Philip Flavell, moved past an earlier Semi-Finalist round and now stands one selection away from a live performance slot in Nashville this October. American Songwriter will select three finalists for that Nashville show. The recognition adds to a breakout year for the Davie, Florida-based act.

HUNTLEY, ILLINOIS -- August 28, 2026 -- Freedom Home Care cut the ribbon on its first office outside Chicago's North Shore suburbs on August 13, opening a location at 12151 Regency Parkway, Suite 12169, in Huntley. The new address extends the company's private-pay home care services into McHenry and Kane counties for the first time. Freedom Home Care, a member of the PurposeCare family of companies, has operated in the North Shore for more than 28 years. The Huntley office now offers personal home care, outpatient services, transportation help, and post-surgery assistance to families in Huntley, Algonquin, and nearby suburbs.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING -- August 28, 2026 -- Virginia Cancer Specialists announced Aug. 28 that Kai-Li Liang, MD, has joined the Fairfax, Virginia practice as a medical oncologist and clinical investigator. The hire adds capacity to the largest community-based oncology clinical trials portfolio in the Mid-Atlantic region. Dr. Liang trained at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Stony Brook University School of Medicine before arriving at the 10-location practice, which Castle Connolly has ranked the No. 1 physician practice in Virginia in cancer care and across all medical specialties for three straight years, from 2024 through 2026.