1. Hallmark hospital system’s CEO is retiring
The chief executive of Hallmark Health System, the hospital operator seeking to merge with Partners HealthCare, is retiring. Michael V. Sack, 65, is leaving this month. His announcement comes days after a judge rejected letting Partners acquire Hallmark and South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. Hallmark runs Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford and Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose. Attorney General Maura Healey promises to sue if Partners proceeds with the takeovers. Alan Macdonald, Hallmark’s executive vice president, will be interim chief until the board names a permanent replacement. —
2. HP boss gets a raise, despite three-year sales slump
3. Mass. gas prices drop just two cents this week
4. Prosecutors seek 3-year prison term in ‘nut rage’ case
SEOUL — Prosecutors on Monday recommended three years in prison for the former Korean Air executive charged with endangering flight safety after an in-flight tantrum triggered because she was served macadamia nuts in a bag instead of on a dish. Cho Hyun-ah, daughter of the airline’s chairman, pleaded not guilty to four charges and defended her actions as the result of a devotion to work. She ordered the chief flight attendant off a Dec. 5 flight after a heated confrontation with the cabin crew, forcing the plane to return to the gate at Kennedy International Airport in New York.
5. Monotype paying $12m for a mobile marketing startup
6. RadioShack may end up shutting down in bankruptcy deal
NEW YORK — RadioShack is considering shutting down its nearly century-old retail chain in a bankruptcy deal that would sell about half of its store leases to Sprint and cancel the rest, people with knowledge of the discussions say. Locations that Sprint takes over would operate under the wireless carrier’s name, meaning RadioShack would cease to exist as a stand-alone retailer, said the people, who declined to be identified because the talks aren’t public. The negotiations are not final, the people noted. Sprint and RadioShack have also discussed cobranding the stores, two of the people said. —