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Share Legendary New York City gem dealer Joe Menzie (pictured) has been appointed the North American ambassador for Gembridge, the new business-to-business trading platform for colored stones. He will be joined by two other well-known gem names: Edward Boehm, owner of RareSource, based in Chattanooga, Tenn.; and Evan Caplan, head of Los Angeles–based Evan Caplan Rare and Fine Gems. Menzie, the former president of the International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA), talked about his long care...

RAPAPORT... The Chinese New Year of 2020 could not have come at a worse time for the jewelry industry. The spread of the coronavirus across China — and beyond — was suddenly becoming a major threat to public health. Stores shut, and consumers canceled their travel plans. Retailers reported...