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The institute also will expand its facility in Antwerp, Belgium in the second quarter.
Ruchita Sharma has more than 20 years of experience in marketing, operations and communications.

The lab is partnering with Everledger to develop technology to trace stones from mine to market.

The company has named Michael Manjos as chief revenue officer and Shri Ballal as chief technology officer.

The former will shutter 103 doors early this year while the latter has announced the location of 11 more stores it is shutting down.

Rhode Island-based B&D Sales sells lasers, engravers and cutters to the jewelry industry and services them for customers.

The free 48-page resource features more than 100 styles, as well as a full line of bar code technology products.

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He received three life sentences after being convicted in the killing of two jewelry store employees and the attempted murder of the store’s owner.

Attendees loved the gregarious British designer as emcee last year, so Jewelers of America is bringing him back.
The two-day event, slated for March 3 and 4, will see children ages 8 and up in hands-on programs and walking the show floor with their parents.
Cindy DiPietrantonio and Bob Woodruff were hired under contracts that expired and decided to move on, a company spokesperson said.

National Jeweler talked to 10 jewelers across the country, many of whom said holiday sales were up compared with 2016.
It allows users to quickly and easily share their KYC data with trade connections as well as banks and other financial institutions.

Jean Ghika, who has been with the auction house for 25 years, succeeds Matthew Girling in the role.
The auctions are for the sale of rough diamonds weighing more than 10.8 carats.

Slated for Feb. 1 to 4, the Miami Beach Jewelry & Watch Show now will be held at One Herald Plaza.

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His contributions to the gem community include various tools designed to be portable and practical and books that make the field accessible to all.

Strong consumer confidence and more online and late-season shopping helped them grow by 5 percent this year, according to the MasterCard SpendingPulse report.

National Jeweler is crowning the best book, movie, stone and trends that owned the year.
A Dubai bank filed to subpoena the company that operated the now-defunct jewelry line, claiming its diamonds were used in a money laundering scheme, GQ reported.
The company now is offering a 30-day credit line of up to $10,000 per transaction.
Second-year jewelry design students designed a three-piece men’s jewelry set this fall to honor the brand’s founding designer.