Chris Burch’s fashion company may face a new rival, but it won’t be his former wife and clothing maker, Tory – New York Daily News
Wonder s prices. Additionally, the store source says employees from the regular Kate Spade [company] decamped to work at the new line. According to public records that can be found at trademark.markify.com, a trademark for the Kate Spade …

Hawker Beechcraft in talks with Chinese company for $1.8 billion sale – Reuters
The Superior offer “is very good news for existing customers, which means the company will stay alive and continue to invest in parts and support,” said Chris Buchholz, chief executive of Hongkong Jet, which is owned by China’s HNA Group.

Company news: Nadine Bell appointed Oneida Healthcare’s board of trustees – Syracuse Post-Standard
NADINE BELL, esq. has been appointed to Oneida Healthcare s board of trustees. Bell graduated from the State University College at Geneseo and received her Juris Doctor from the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School. Bell is a …

Schilling’s game company heads to bankruptcy court – Boston Globe
PROVIDENCE, R.I. Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling’s failed video game company heads to a federal bankruptcy court in Delaware, as work begins to sort out what can be salvaged from a company that says it owes more than $270 million.

Poker company founder freed on bail in NY case – Boston Globe
NEW YORK (AP) An Internet poker company founder who surrendered last week to face charges he operated his business like a Ponzi scheme was released on bail Monday. Raymond Bitar was freed on $2.5 million bond after agreeing to post $2 …

Monsanto Company announces $500 million debt issue – Yahoo Finance
ST. LOUIS, July 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Monsanto Company (MON) today announced a $500 million public debt offering, with $250 million in 10-year bonds and $250 million in 30-year bonds. The 10-year notes will be issued at 99.884 percent and …

CEO of BlackBerry maker upbeat about company’s future – San Jose Mercury News
TORONTO — The CEO of embattled BlackBerry maker Research in Motion says he isn’t satisfied with the company’s performance, but he’s excited about its prospects with the upcoming BlackBerry 10 system. Thorsten Heins said during a shareholders …

Feds: Dr. Drew got $275K from pharmaceutical company to promote anti-depressant’s sex effects, report says – FOX News
CNN Headline News host Dr. Drew Pinsky has come under fire for allegedly taking payments from pharmaceutical company Glaxo to talk up the pharmaceutical company s anti-depressant drug, Wellbutrin, without revealing he was being paid by the company.

Boeing isn’t only local aerospace company hoping for Farnborough splash – KING-5
Boeing has landed 75 new orders from Air Lease Corp. for the new 737 Max, but analysts say the company must have a great showing in order to regain its place in the aerospace industry. I think the key is for Boeing to regain the initiative …

French Company Fined 10,000 for Failing to Share GPS Tracking Data With Employee – PC World
A French company must pay a 10,000 (US$12,281 … European intellectual property legislation and general technology breaking news for IDG News Service. Send comments and news tips to Peter at peter_sayer@idg.com.

Woz: Maybe Microsoft is a different company now – CNET News
He said: “I’m glad that Microsoft (is) starting to show that maybe they’re a different company than before. I don’t remember this sort of thing happening in a long, long time from Microsoft.” Woz also spoke about Kim DotCom and Google Glasses …

Company News for July 9 – Richmond Times-Dispatch
MeadWestvaco Corp., the Richmond-based packaging company, introduced Shellpak Renew, a new package designed to meet patient and pharmacist needs. The packaging will begin being used at more than 3,600 Walmart pharmacies this summer. It features …

China company sues Apple over Snow Leopard trademark – CNET News
Apple used the Snow Leopard moniker in one of its more recent Mac OS X distributions, launched in 2009. The company replaced that with Lion, and later this month, will launch Mountain Lion. So, while Jiangsu Xuebao seems concerned with Apple’s use of the …

Dubai’s duty-free company lines up $1.75B in loans – Boston Globe
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) Dubai s airport duty-free company says it has lined up $1.75 billion in loans to pay for the expansion of the city-state s main airport. Dubai Duty Free said Sunday the six-year syndicated credit facility …

Business is booming for technology lawyers in Texas
It s a good time to be a Texas lawyer focused on technology. Venture capital is flowing at a respectable rate, companies are eager to make plays for weaker competitors or complementary businesses, and IPO is returning to the Texas vernacular

Mitt’s business chops an issue, attribute
WASHINGTON, July 8 (UPI) — A Democratic governor said Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s business career was a legitimate campaign issue because he has no economic platform. Gov. Martin O’Malley of Maryland said on ABC’s “This Week

Fitness Business Coaching and Training Site Offers All-in-One Resource on Growing Fitness Businesses
For every fitness business that s featured on TV, that inspires a new exercise craze or that receives an award from the local Chamber of Commerce, there are many others that fail to make it out of first gear. A website at http://www.fitnessbusiness.biz

UPDATE: News Corp Confirms Plan to Split Company
News Corp. (NWS, NWSA) said it will separate its publishing business from its film and television divisions in a move that splits some of the world’s biggest media brands into two distinct public companies. One company will house entertainment

Report: News Corp. board approves company split
NEW YORK The board of directors at Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. has approved a plan that calls for splitting the global media conglomerate into two separate companies, one holding its newspaper business and another its entertainment

Walgreen to acquire USA Drug, giving company 30 more stores in Tulsa area [Tulsa World, Okla.]
July 06–Walgreen Co. is set for a major expansion in the Tulsa area after agreeing to acquire USA Drug, the parent company of May’s Drug, Med-X Drug and Drug Warehouse. Walgreen announced the $438 million deal Thursday, giving the company at

Electric company CEO quits, gets $10.3 million payout
Johnson last week signed a three-year employment contract and was supposed to become CEO of the combined company Tuesday, but he suddenly resigned. Duke said in the securities filing first reported by The Charlotte Observer that Johnson gets a

Don’t believe the hardware hype: Google’s still an ad company
But Google is not a hardware company and is not becoming one. It is still an information company. Its main product is still its search engine. And it still makes 96% of its revenues from advertising. Hardware, for Google, is an avenue for that business