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In 1953 the GIA developed its International Diamond Grading System and the "four Cs" (cut, clarity, color, and carat weight) as a standard to compare and evaluate the quality of diamonds. [2] As of 2024, the institute is headquartered in Carlsbad, California, and operates in 13 countries, with 11 campuses, 9 laboratories, and 4 research centers.
By 2000, the company's control of the world diamond supply decreased to 63%. [5] The company was founded in 1888 by British businessman Cecil Rhodes, who was financed by the South African diamond magnate Alfred Beit and the London-based N M Rothschild & Sons bank.
One Downtown is an office skyscraper in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. Formerly known as SunTrust International Center, it is located in the heart of the Central Business District, on Southeast 1st Street near 3rd Avenue. It is one block west of Biscayne Boulevard. The tower rises from a six-story parking pedestal, and comprises 31 floors.
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (formerly known as Sunblazer Arena, Golden Panther Arena, Pharmed Arena, U.S. Century Bank Arena, and FIU Arena) is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena at Florida International University in University Park, Miami, Florida. It was opened on February 1, 1986, and is home to the FIU Panthers basketball and volleyball ...
SouthState Bank, based in Winter Haven, Florida, is an American bank based in Florida and a subsidiary of SouthState Corporation, a bank holding company. As of December 31, 2018, the company had 168 branches in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Virginia. [1] First National Bank began in Orangeburg, South Carolina in
Failed banks. Date closed. Northern Star Bank, Mankato, Minn. 12/19/2014. Frontier Bank (dba El Paseo Bank), Palm Desert, Calif. 11/07/2014. The National Republic Bank of Chicago
Barnett National Bank Building in 2011. The Great Fire of 1901 destroyed most of the city, but the National Bank of Jacksonville was the only bank still standing. William Boyd Barnett died September 2, 1903, and Bion renamed the institution Barnett Bank in his father's honor.
The Israel Diamond Institute (IDI) Group of Companies is a non-profit, public interest company that represents all organizations and institutions involved in Israel's diamond industry. [20] The main functions of the Institute are marketing and business development, promotion of rough diamond trading, professional training, security consultancy ...