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March 23, 2009
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TOP STORIESFormer Colibri Workers Arrested at Auction GIA Debuts ‘Mini’ Jewelry Career Fair at JCK Las Vegas #Ad:2054_v2_Pos2_336x280#
JFC to Celebrate ‘Children’s Day’ at JCK Las Vegas David Trout, Coffin & Trout Fine Jewellers, 51 ‘May is Gold Month’ Returns for Sixth Year From Our BlogsJCK Voices by Anthony DeMarco Amberif 2009 Video, Dejwis Co. Design and fashion are always the main attraction of the jewelry at Amberif. However,... Read On » Cutting Remarks by Rob Bates Spotlight on Retail CEO Salaries With CEO compensation now a big issue here in the U.S., thanks to the AIG bonuses,&... Read On » JCK Voices by Anthony DeMarco Amberif 2009 Video, Ambermoda Baltic amber and its use in jewelry and art once again reigned supreme at 16th annual... Read On » Cutting Remarks by Rob Bates BA Ballou Closed, But Plans to Reopen There has been a lot of talk about what's going on with B.A. Ballou, the 130-y... Read On » MORE INDUSTRY NEWSJIS Adds a Fifth Day for its October Show A Sold Out Centurion 2009 JCK New Delhi Canceled GIA Museum to Display 472-Ct. Emerald Crystal Atlanta Jewelry Show Student Design Winners MJSA Vision Award Winners Hublot Opens Waterside Boutique on Mauritius B&B Jewelry Auction Fetches $640,506 Customer Relationship Workshop at JCK Las Vegas Jane Seymour at Women in the Know Conference Jewelry Design Firm Launches Japanese Web site JA Offers Guidance on Lead Law HRD, Gemacyt to Hold Diamond Courses in Spain Shigley Talks Diamonds at Mining Conference Israeli Diamond Industry at Basel |
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A total of 14 protesters were arrested Thursday in an unsuccessful attempt to block an auction of the assets of The Colibri Group, The Providence Journal reports. 
The Gemological Institute of America will debut a GIA "Mini" Jewelry Career Fair May 31 during JCK Las Vegas. 
Jewelers for Children will hold its 11th Annual Facets of Hope celebration on Sunday May 31, during JCK Las Vegas and will celebrate the first JFC Children’s Day. 
David Michael Trout, founding partners of Coffin & Trout Fine Jewellers, Chandler, Ariz., died suddenly on March 15 while hiking. He was 51. 
The national “May is Gold Month” retail promotion begins its sixth year as an industry-wide promotion for gold jewelry in the month of May with a heavier on-line presence. 
At a time when much of the industry is cutting back, Jewelers International Showcase said it is adding an extra day to its normal October Show schedule. 
A total of 122 exhibitors presented their new designs on a sold-out collection floor to 188 invited retail jewelry stores and their buying teams at the eighth annual Centurion Show, held Jan. 31 till Feb. 4 in Tucson, Ariz. 
The JCK New Delhi, scheduled June 27-30 at Pragati Maidan, has been canceled, “Due to the effect of the global economic downturn on the domestic jewelry market in India,” according to a statement on the show’s Web site. 
The Gemological Institute of America said its museum will debut a recently discovered 472-ct. emerald crystal from the Muzo region mines in Colombia. 
Winners of the annual student design competition hosted by Southern Jewelry Travelers Association and the Savannah College of Art and Design were announced at an awards presentation held March 1, during the Atlanta Jewelry Show. 
The 2009 MJSA Vision Award jewelry design competition winners were honored during MJSA Expo New York on March 10 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. 
Swiss watch brand Hublot opened a waterside boutique on the tropical island of Mauritius on the Indian Ocean. 
A Chanel emerald and ruby ring was the top prize in the Bonhams & Butterfields Jewelry and Watches sale, held March 16 at the auction house’s Los Angeles location. 
A workshop entitled, "Behavioral Bling: Connecting With Your Customers and Colleagues," is being offer on May 29, at JCK Las Vegas. The session is designed for store owners, managers, salespeople, and manufacturers—anyone who wants to increase their personal effectiveness and impact business performance 
Award winning actress Jane Seymour received a standing ovation from the 200-plus attendees of the sixth Annual Women's Jewelry Association Women in the Know conference at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology... 
The circle jewelry design studio of Sioux City, Iowa, has launched a Tokyo-based e-commerce Web site, managed by Tokyo native and resident stylist Mari Mizuno. 
Jewelers of America said it has prepared a new guidance document to help members understand the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, a law that regulates the amount of lead content allowed in children’s products, including jewelry and other related items. 
HRD Antwerp and Gemacyt Laboratorio Gemológico, Madrid, have agreed to develop diamond educational programs for jewelry retailers in Spain. 
Dr. James Shigley, the Gemological Institute of America’s distinguished research fellow, gave two presentations on diamond gemology to the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s 2009 convention in Toronto last week. 
The Israeli Diamond Industry is planning to have 18 Israeli diamond exporters participating at BASELWORLD 2009, being held March 26 to April 2. 
