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News Wire - June 2009

rss@modernjeweler.com — Wed, 3 Jun 2009 10:07:00 -0500

WR Cobb Buys BA Ballou: 130-year-old W.R. Cobb buys 140-year-old B.A. Ballou to create findings giant with offices in 20 countries.....Simon Golub to Distribute Hot Diamonds: Simon Golub and Sons is the new exclusive importer and distributor for all Hot Diamond brands in the United States. All inventory and operations will be handled out of the Simon Golub office in Seattle.....Get Inspired by Champagne: Rio Tinto Diamonds is sponsoring the first Champagne Diamond Design Competition. To enter, submit a rendering of never-before-seen champagne diamond jewelry by July 1, 2009.....New CEOs for De Beers Jewelers and Forevermark: Francois Delage is the new CEO of the jewelry retail joint venture between De Beers and LVMH. Stephen Lussier, De Beers Director, will take his place as CEO of Forevermark.

News Wire - May 2009

rss@modernjeweler.com — Mon, 11 May 2009 08:38:00 -0500

Vault Manager Arraigned for Stealing 500 Pounds of Gold: Former 28-year Jacmel employee Teresa Tambunting is charged with taking home jewelry in her pocketbook for the past five years. She kept all the gold and jewelry she took..... Doris Panos Files Chapter 11: Trade debt listed in court papers includes $296,173 owed to Erol Jewelry, $286,469 owed to diamond dealer I. Morgenstein, and $143,855 owed to landlord Chopard USA...... Israeli Diamonds, now Toll Free: The IDI has a new hot line for buying diamonds from Israel: (888) 42-WORKS..... Stars Design Leaves of Gold for Charity: World Gold Council paired celebrities with designers to create a collection of leaf-inspired jewelry that will be auctioned for charity on May 7..... Alan Friedman Creates Affordable Collection: The King of Pinks will design a new jewelry collection for La Vie Group, which includes Super Bell.

News Wire

rss@modernjeweler.com — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:56:00 -0500

Kathy Ireland Returns to Jewelry: The lifestyle brand will launch a new jewelry collection with Elan Luxury Collections. A previous collection by House of Taylor was discontinued after that company's bankruptcy.....EGL Can Detect HPHT Treated Diamonds: EGL USA announced its reasearchers had uncovered the first visual observational criteria for identifying HPHT stones with certainty: the "fluorescence cage"......Ultra Diamonds files Chapter 11: The jewelry chain will close 12 of its 181 stores.....Gold Month Goes Virtual: The annual May promotion will include a digital gold locket in the virtual world of Second Life as well as the usual sweepstakes on jewelry.com.....GIA Debuts Career Fair in Las Vegas: The smaller-scale fair on May 31 will include coaching and seminars but no on-site recruiting.....Free Ads Tell Stories: New ad slicks created by the Jewelry Information Center focus on the personal significance of the jewelry we wear. They are available free to all JA members at www.jic.org .....Raff Takes Over at Helzberg: Chairman and CEO Marvin Beasley resigned and was replaced by jewelry industry veteran Beryl Raff......Both GCAL and AGL Open Under New Ownership: The two labs were closed by corporate parent Collector's Universe but have been reopened by former management. GCAL is now owned by founder Donald Palmieri and AGL by gemologist Christopher Smith.

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