The 35,600-square-foot, multi-story training facility for the Alabama Industrial Development Training program will house labs and classrooms to train potential Airbus employees at Brookley Aeroplex. Kelli Dugan | kdugan@al.com http://connect.al.com/user/kellimdugan/index.html

Some 1,000 blue-collar assembly line-related positions will be recruited and filled beginning in the fourth quarter of 2013 -- just in time for people to be hired. Kelli Dugan | kdugan@al.com http://connect.al.com/user/kellimdugan/index.html

Christopher "Kit" Johnson joins Airbus Mobile from Tuscaloosa, where he served most recently as foreign trade zone and customs group manager for John S. James Co. at Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. Kelli Dugan | kdugan@al.com http://connect.al.com/user/kellimdugan/index.html

Things on Google+ and LinkedIn are looking a little different lately - here's the scoop. Adrienne Erin http://connect.al.com/user/adrienneerin/index.html

Are you following us on Instagram yet? Do it today! American Heart Association http://connect.al.com/user/AmericanHeart/index.html

Disney has just released their first social media app, Story, a digital scrapbooking app aimed at moms. Adrienne Erin http://connect.al.com/user/adrienneerin/index.html

Will Guin, from Winfield, graduated this month, and he will continue his graduate studies in the UA College of Engineering, working with Jialai Wang, associate professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering. Ben Flanagan | bflanaga@al.com http://connect.al.com/user/bflanagan/index.html

Local businessman Iven “Vic” Holt tested the video capabilities of his “drone helicopter” Saturday and shared the resulting aerial views of the Dragon Boat Race and Festival with al.com. Kelly Kazek | kkazek@al.com http://connect.al.com/user/KKazek/index.html

Stroke is a leading cause of disability and number four cause of death in the United States, behind diseases of the heart and cancer. American Heart Association http://connect.al.com/user/AmericanHeart/index.html

With construction barely underway at Brookley Aeroplex on a $600 million final assembly line for Airbus’ A320 family aircraft, Mobile remains very much in the global spotlight for landing the Toulouse, France-based planemaker’s first such plant on U.S. soil. In the absence of an actual crystal ball, however, Mobile needs look no further than Hamburg, Germany, for a glimpse at the future it could – in time – create. Kelli Dugan | kdugan@al.com http://connect.al.com/user/kellimdugan/index.html

Elevated blood sugar and diabetes are two problems that Alabamians are quite familiar with, unfortunately. American Heart Association http://connect.al.com/user/AmericanHeart/index.html

National Geographic reports a annulus, or ring of fire, appears during an annular solar eclipse because the new moon's diameter is smaller than the visible surface of the sun. Amber Sutton | asutton@al.com http://connect.al.com/user/AmberAcker/index.html

Target Corporation will be dipping their hands into the mobile application market with their new service Cartwheel. Adrienne Erin http://connect.al.com/user/adrienneerin/index.html

Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie will construct the piles and foundations for the project’s hangar and service building, while Dothan-based Covenant Steel will be responsible for the building steel and the envelope. Kelli Dugan | kdugan@al.com http://connect.al.com/user/kellimdugan/index.html

Even if you can't be at the event, you can still live vicariously (and digitally) through us by way of social media. American Heart Association http://connect.al.com/user/AmericanHeart/index.html

This year seems to mark a turn in how Mobile and Baldwin county schools approach social media and digital journalism. Three of the four schools at today’s newspaper workshop currently operate Twitter accounts: Theodore, Baker and Bayside Academy. They use the social platform to share information about upcoming events at their school, sports scores and other information. Bayside Academy shares news and stories online, on their website, and Baker High School posts PDFs of their student paper online. Sara Frye | sfrye@al.com http://connect.al.com/user/sfrye/index.html

Facebook is rolling out a new feature to United States users that asks you to give more detail about how you're feeling and what you're doing in your status updates. Adrienne Erin http://connect.al.com/user/adrienneerin/index.html

Scientists bioengineered an artificial blood vessel by seeding human aorta cells onto a biodegradable mesh tube. American Heart Association http://connect.al.com/user/AmericanHeart/index.html

I am assuming this app was developed by a man because who else would come up with a way to avoid having to actually think about your significant other during the day? Kelly Kazek | kkazek@al.com http://connect.al.com/user/KKazek/index.html

Utilize social networks like LinkedIn to bridge the gap between your resume and online presence. Adrienne Erin http://connect.al.com/user/adrienneerin/index.html