Jewelers News
- 65-carat gem uncovered at NC farm described as largest cut emerald found in North America Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 7:33PMRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An emerald so large it's being compared with the crown jewels of Russian empress Catherine the Great was pulled from a pit near corn rows at a North Carolina farm.
- Oil prices fall Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 6:26PMSome of the economic news was a little better on Tuesday, but it was not enough to keep oil prices from dropping again.
- NATIONAL INFORMATION Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:24PMA series of paintings by internationally renowned artist Andre Pater celebrating the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games will be sold to benefit The Race For Education.
- 65-Carat Emerald Pulled from N.C. Farm Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:30PMGem that Finders Call Carolina Emperor Being Compared to Crown Jewels of Russian Empress Catherine the Great
- Farm produces emerald shaped into massive gem Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:34PMThe emerald is so large it's being compared with the crown jewels of Russian empress Catherine the Great.
- The Fair Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:31PMThe Oct. 20 opening of the Washington Parish Free Fair is quickly approaching, and Membership Committee Chairman Mike Breland is working on finalizing sponsorships, like he has done this time of year for more than 20 years.
- Making good time: Childhood passion for repair turns into career Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:04AMWhen time stands still, Alan Truong restarts it. He’s worked with watches and clocks for more than 35 years, the last 19 spent at Marks Jewelers, 817 Mass.
- Best of Connecticut 2010 winners announced by Connecticut Magazine Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:01AMTRUMBULL - It’s time to honor Connecticut’s excellence. The editors of Connecticut Magazine have made their selections of what is “the best” in the magazine’s annual Best of Connecticut feature.
- Fox’s Glee and ABC’s Modern Family Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:19PMFox's Glee and ABC's Modern Family brought popular mainstream series back to the Emmys Sunday night at the 62d annual prime-time prize party at L.A.'s Nokia Theatre. Between them, they snagged five Emmys, and Modern Family was named best comedy series.
- 'Glee,' 'Modern Family' take five Emmys Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:03PMFox's Glee and ABC's Modern Family brought popular mainstream series back to the Emmys.
- Pausch remembered as funny, kind-hearted Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:32PMFamily and friends of Gerald Pausch say he was a hard worker who always had a smile on his face. "He was always looking to get people to laugh," said Nola Pausch, daughter-in-law. "He was a very warm-hearted person... he touched a lot of people over the years."
- related stories Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:22PMThe Golden East Crossing mall will be 96 percent leased out in time for the Christmas shopping season, mall officials said.
- Police need help to crack case Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:23PMCleveland police are still looking for the person or persons who smashed their way into Cleveland Jewelers early Tuesday morning. The store is located on Houston Street across from the Texan Theater.
- Stefani & Co. Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 7:21PMJesse Stefani, a metalsmith by training, grew up in a family of jewelers.
- Gio Foods proving fast food can be gourmet, too Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 6:02PMSOUTHINGTON — John Cessario is hoping that local residents in a hurry will “grab and Gio” their lunch or dinner at his new Italian take-out place, Gio Foods.
- Mendham business group to host golf outing Oct. 18 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 4:47PMMENDHAM – The Mendham Business Association will host its annual Chris Franklin Memorial Scholarship Golf Outing on Monday, Oct. 18, at the Basking Ridge Country Club. Somerset Hills Bank is the 2010 event sponsor.
- New Orleans style-event in Estero to benefit victims of oil spill Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:06PMA Low Country Shrimp & Crawfish Boil Beach Party in Estero Sunday will benefit the distressed areas of the Gulf Coast.
- Tournament raises money for athletics Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:42PMThe first annual LoyalToSport.com 3 on 3 basketball tournament in Shrewsbury in memory of David George was won by Marlboroughugh natives Jamiel Nisbett, Chris Pinsonault, and Ryland Mitter-Burke in what turned out to be a highly competitive 24 team tournament .
- Former Peninsula business leader dies Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:38PMGeorge R. Finley Jr., a former Palos Verdes business and community leader, died on Aug. 8 in Torrance. He was 90. He owned Finley’s Jewelers & Gifts, first in the Peninsula Shopping Center and later in The Courtyard, from 1962 until the late ’90s.
- Signet Jewelers 2Q Earnings Beat Wall Street on Improved Same Store Sales Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:30PMSignet Jewelers shot up 3% Thursday after reporting stronger second quarter earnings than expected, driven by higher same store sales and improved demand in the U.S.
- Research and Markets: US Jewelry Retail Report: 28,000 Specialty Stores Such as Zale, Tiffany, and Sterling Jewelers ... Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:20PMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9e5c4b/jewelry_retail) has announced the addition of the "Jewelry Retail" report to their offering. The US jewelry retail industry includes about 28,000 specialty stores with combined annual revenue of about $30 billion. Major companies include Zale, Tiffany, and Sterling Jewelers ...
- Five member group looks into small business aid Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:15PMA recently formed group is in its beginning stages, but ideas could lead to a program to help Zionsville's small businesses.
- Research and Markets: US Jewelry Retail Report: 28,000 Specialty Stores Such as Zale, Tiffany, and Sterling Jewelers ... Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 12:05PMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Jewelry Retail" report to their offering.
- New Zealand Tinkers With Its Anti-Corruption Regime Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:28AMNew Zealand Tinkers With Its Anti-Corruption Regime
- Whoops! The 10 Greatest (Accidental) Inventions of All Time [Eureka] Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:10AM# eureka "Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits," Thomas Edison once said. But is hustling all it takes? Is progress always deliberate? Sometimes genius arrives not by choice—but by chance. Below are our ten favorite serendipitous innovations. More »
- Business a gem for success Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:01PMPruett’s Jewelers has been around for 51 years providing quality jewelry to DeKalb County. Nita Pruett and her husband, Cody, are both diamond graduates of the Gemological Institute of America and Nita Pruett is a graduate gemologist of the institute as well.
- Downtown retailer hosts last client event Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 3:57PMBryan & Scott Jewelers’ owner Roberto Agnolini says preparation is under way this week for the store’s final “Client Appreciation” event. The retailer, known for custom design and estate jewelry, antiques, furniture and art objects, will host a special party for long time clients and customers from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 26 at 112 [...]
- Gunmen kill 5 Iraqi oil workers, steal payroll Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 3:47PMGunmen in Iraq ambushed a car carrying five oil refinery employees transporting the company payroll on Monday, killing them...
- Gunmen kill 5 Iraqi oil workers, steal payroll Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:47PMGunmen in Iraq ambushed a car carrying five oil refinery employees transporting the company payroll on Monday, killing them and fleeing with $300,000 in cash, officials said.
- Gunmen ambush Iraqi oil refinery workers and steal $300,000 company payroll Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:11PMGunmen ambushed a car with five Iraqi oil refinery employees carrying the company payroll, killing them and fleeing with $300,000 in cash on Monday, Iraqi officials said.
- Gunmen kill 5 Iraqi oil workers, steal payroll Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:06PMMen ambush car of refinery employees and flee with $300,000 in cash
- Gunmen kill 5 Iraqi oil workers, steal payroll Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:56PMGunmen ambushed a car with five Iraqi oil refinery employees carrying the company payroll, killing them and fleeing with $300,000 in cash on Monday, Iraqi officials said. Iraq - Middle East - Business and Economy - Baghdad - Police
- Right Now More>> Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:43PMHeated rallies over project near WTC site: 'No mosque, no way!' vs. 'Say no to racist fear!' More>>
- 16 Rolex watches stolen from Irvine jeweler Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 1:01PMIRVINE – Police are searching for a man and a woman who clerks believe swiped 16 Rolex watches from a display case at an Irvine jeweler. The burglary was reported about 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, at David Lee Jewelers in the Culver Plaza Shopping...
- Maharaja's Loses Beachfront Store as Oil-Wary Tourists Avoid the Gulf Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:51PMUntouched by the BP oil disaster, the white sands and turquoise waters of Panama City Beach remain as alluring as ever. Unfortunately for local businesses, however, Gulf Coast tourism has all but collapsed amid months of alarming press coverage of the spill.
- News From the Advertising Industry Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 9:57PMClient assignments, executive appointments and other developments at advertising agencies.
- ‘We're not chefs. We're Italian.' Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 9:23PMSOUTHINGTON - When faced with the prospect of being laid off, many people begin to panic about their next move. When John Cessario, 38, was laid off from a finance position at The Hartford last September, he saw it as an opportunity to embrace change.
- World oil prices fall again Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 4:08PMWorld oil prices fell on Friday for the third straight session amid worries that weakening growth in the United States could curtail energy demand.
- Alaska Native art sales down in Juneau Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 2:58PMJUNEAU, Alaska - Selling Alaska Native art is a big draw downtown, but some shopkeepers and artists say stocking it on the shelves isn't as easy as it used to be. "The economy is forcing us to g...
- Native art isn't selling like it used to Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 2:49PMSelling Alaska Native art is a big draw downtown, but some shopkeepers and artists say stocking it on the shelves isn't as easy as it used to be.
- Franklin Park area no longer Toledo's 'Rodeo Drive' Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 1:24PMBy JON CHAVEZ BLADE BUSINESS WRITER Commercial real estate agent Joe Belinske never thought retail life could be like it is today on Monroe Street near Westfield Franklin Park mall. "Monroe Street used to rent itself. People never put out 'For Lease' sign. You didn't have to market it," said Mr. Belinske of CB Richard Ellis/Reichle Klein, a Toledo commercial real estate firm. But these days all ...
- Franklin Park area no longer Toledo's 'Rodeo Drive' Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 9:54AMBy JON CHAVEZ BLADE BUSINESS WRITER
- Chatham special-needs children bring cheer to cancer patients Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 9:26AMCHATHAM - At ECLC of New Jersey’s campus on Lum Avenue in Chatham, special-needs students are getting invaluable work experience, while bringing on the “bling” to cancer patients at hospitals in the area.
- Art & Soul Festival: Every band has Oakland tie Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 7:26AMThe sign on 14th Street during Oakland's Art & Soul Festival asked passers-by on Saturday to write down why they love Oakland. Racial and cultural diversity, the creativity of the people and the eclectic nature of city life were common themes. But someone... Oakland - Oakland California - Musical ensemble - United States - Michigan
- Chamber tickets for ‘Diva Night’ still available Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 3:12PMTickets are on sale now for the first ever Diva Night at Magnolia Lake on Thursday, Sept. 2.
- The Fair Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 2:20PMThe Oct. 20 opening of the Washington Parish Free Fair is quickly approaching, and Membership Committee Chairman Mike Breland is working on finalizing sponsorships, like he has done this time of year for more than 20 years.
- Mid-Atlantic $500,000 concludes with record white marlin fishing Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 11:41AMThe 19th Mid-Atlantic $500,000 Tournament concluded Friday night after anglers enjoyed canyon trolling in generally good conditions with record numbers of white marlin to provide action. There were 134 boats fishing out of Canyon Club Resort Marina in Cape May...
- Chamber to host a meet and greet Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 9:31AMOn Monday, the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce will host a Meet & Greet Your Elected Officials event.
- Main Street is back in business in Yardley Borough (VIDEO) Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 9:04AMNow that the construction work on Main Street is behind them, businesspeople in downtown Yardley are breathing sighs of relief and looking forward with optimism.
- Deluxe: 5/5/10 Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 4:10AMWho says Mother’s Day has to be confined to just one day? Moms, you deserve the night off on May 6 from 5-8 p.m., when the Chapel and Broadway Merchant Associations celebrate “ Mom’s Night Out ” with downtown shops offering discounts, samples, demos and more.