Remember me blogging about The World Jewelry Center not that long ago?

Well, now it's official and in fact, October 25 was the deemed as "World Jewelry Center Day" in Las Vegas by some of the top political brass around those parts.

Here's more from a JWC press release:

Las Vegas mayor Oscar B. Goodman led an impressive array of distinguished officials and guests at a special event held here on Oct. 25, as plans for the World Jewelry Center (WJC) were announced by Probity International Corporation and the city. The WJC will be a focal point of the Las Vegas master-planned Union Park community, part of a major downtown revitalization effort.

"We were thrilled with the warm and supportive red-carpet treatment extended by everyone, most notably Mayor Goodman, whose visionary leadership is transforming Las Vegas, as well as Nevada Governor-elect Jim Gibbons and his wife, Dawn, and the many city and county officials who attended the event," said Bill Boyajian, WJC managing director and former president of the Gemological Institute of America.

Goodman presented a proclamation to Probity International Corporation President and CEO Robert Zarnegin and Boyajian, designating Oct. 25, 2006 as "World Jewelry Center Day" in Las Vegas. Goodman also gave Zarnegin and Boyajian a key to the city. "Probity International Corporation is one of the key partners who share the same goals and visions for the Downtown Las Vegas transformation," said Goodman.