Happy Friday everyone! Here’s what we’ve been buzzing about this week:

1. St. Louis Children’s Hospital was the first in the nation to successfully implant an artificial lung this week.  Doctors from Washington University say the lung saved the life of 2-year-old patient Owen Stark, who is the youngest person in the world to receive an artificial lung.
2. Andy Likes, TVG’s Director of Public Relations, was in Branson this week at the Missouri Health Care Association’s 62^nd Annual Convention, where he led a session on how to create patient-centered brands. To learn how TVG can help you with your branding needs, visit our website at http://www.vandivergroup.com/.
3. Did you know 28 percent of the U.S. population accesses the Internet from their mobile device? New estimates show this number is expected to reach about 44 percent by the year 2014. What implication does this rapid growth have for your company’s marketing strategy?
4. MidAmerica Solar, a TVG client, held a press event this week to celebrate its new solar energy system for Orchard View Apartments in Farmington, Missouri. The system will supply energy to all the common areas of the buildings, including stairwells, hallways and building exteriors.  Excess energy is fed back to the local power grid for an energy credit.
5. NFL owners voted to approve Stan Kroenke as the new owner of the St. Louis Rams this week, but does he need media relations training? Kroenke has a reputation for rarely speaking to the press and says he just doesn’t have time to build relationships with the media.  How do you think this attitude will affect future coverage of Kroenke and the Rams?