Tag Archives: American Gem Trade Association

AGTA appoints new board president, directors

September 18, 2018

The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) has assembled its latest Board of Directors.

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AGTA announces 2018 Spectrum Awards winners

August 8, 2018

The results are in for the 2018 AGTA Spectrum Awards, and new voices and new materials are at the fore.

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Judges chosen for 2018 Spectrum Awards

June 14, 2018

As the 2018 Spectrum Awards competition creeps closer to its June 29 deadline, the American Gem Trade Association has announced its selected judges.

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Douglas Hucker receives 2018 Shipley Award

April 26, 2018

Douglas Hucker, CEO of AGTA, has been named the 2018 recipient of the American Gem Society’s Robert M. Shipley Award.

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Submissions open for 2018 Spectrum Awards

February 15, 2018

Finished jewellery pieces incorporating coloured gems or cultured pearls, as well as lapidary entries, are now being accepted for AGTA’s 2018 Spectrum Awards.

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AGTA and U.S. Antique Shows to join forces in Las Vegas

December 1, 2017

The American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) and U.S. Antique Shows have announced their Las Vegas events will co-locate beginning in June 2019.

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Sanctions on Burmese ruby and jade lifted

October 11, 2016

The eight-year ban on the U.S. import of Burmese ruby and jade has been lifted. Although the JADE Act of 2008 expired three years ago, an executive order was issued extending the ban.

President Barack Obama signed the executive order, lifting the ban, citing: “Burma’s substantial advances to promote democracy;… the release of many political prisoners; and greater enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including freedom of expression and freedom of association and peaceful assembly.”

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AGTA Spectrum Award’s Best of Show goes to suite of demantoid garnets

August 8, 2016

For the second year in a row, the top spot at American Gem Trade Association’s (AGTA’s) went to cut gemstones. Ruben Bindra of B & B Fine Gems took home Best of Show with a suite of round, brilliant Russian demantoid garnets (24.67 ctw).

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New website consolidates educational programs into one platform

June 22, 2016

A new tool is available to help existing and prospective members of the trade find and access educational programs related to various parts of the industry. Launched by Jewelers Education Foundation (JEF), the Jewelers Education Portal is a collaboration between associations serving the jewellery, diamond, coloured stones, precious metal, and watch sectors.

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AGTA announces project to reduce silicosis

June 14, 2016

American Gem Trade Association (AGTA) will soon launch a pilot project in select Indian cutting centres to combat the rise of silicosis. The initiative comes following a six-month study to evaluate how it could address the problem most effectively.

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