{"id":446622,"date":"2025-04-03T20:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T20:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/?p=446622"},"modified":"2026-01-12T23:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T23:01:11","slug":"check-presentation-job-fair-kick-off-jones-city-solar-project-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/us\/news\/check-presentation-job-fair-kick-off-jones-city-solar-project-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Community hospital check presentation, job fair kick off Lightsource bp Jones City Energy Center in Jones County, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block-page-title bg-color-white\">\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <h1 class=\"fg-color-gradient\">Community hospital check presentation, job fair kick off Lightsource bp Jones City Energy Center in Jones County, Texas <\/h1>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-0 pt-lg-0\"><\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  \n\n\n<section class=\"video-single align block_acf-block-68e7f10f8500f block bg-color-white position-relative z-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"pt-0 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n\n  \n  <div class=\"container \">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n                          <div class=\"w-lg-75 mx-lg-auto w-100 overflow-hidden\">\n            <div class=\"video video--third-party position-relative no-highlight h-100\">\n  <div class=\"video__poster w-101 h-100 left-0 top-0 \">\n          <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/09172803\/Check_0016-aspect-ratio-16-9.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/09172803\/Check_0016-aspect-ratio-16-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/09172803\/Check_0016-aspect-ratio-16-9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/09172803\/Check_0016-aspect-ratio-16-9-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/09172803\/Check_0016-aspect-ratio-16-9-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/09172803\/Check_0016-aspect-ratio-16-9-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/09172803\/Check_0016-aspect-ratio-16-9-767x431.jpg 767w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/09172803\/Check_0016-aspect-ratio-16-9-1000x563.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/09172803\/Check_0016-aspect-ratio-16-9-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/09172803\/Check_0016-aspect-ratio-16-9-1600x900.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2025\/10\/09172803\/Check_0016-aspect-ratio-16-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"w-100 h-100 object-fit-cover\"><\/picture>\n      <\/div>\n\n  <button class=\"video__play-button bottom-0 position-absolute z-2 p-0 border-none transition-500 z-1\">\n    <i class=\"fg-color-off-white\">\n      <svg class=\"w-100 h-100\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"79\" height=\"79\" fill=\"none\"><path fill=\"url(#playIcon)\" d=\"M0 0h79v79H0V0z\"\/><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M29.625 29.269a1 1 0 011.543-.84L46.98 38.66a1 1 0 010 1.68L31.168 50.57a1 1 0 01-1.543-.839V29.27z\"\/><defs><linearGradient id=\"playIcon\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"107.528\" y1=\"79\" y2=\"-2.194\" gradientUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#DF1995\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#FE5000\"\/><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg>\n    <\/i>\n  <\/button>\n\n      <iframe\n    class=\"video__iframe position-absolute aspect-ratio-16x9 w-100 h-100 left-0 top-0 transition-500 \"\n    data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/TgoVKMk5UBg?autoplay=0&amp;mute=0&amp;loop=1&amp;controls=1&amp;playlist=TgoVKMk5UBg\"\n    frameBorder=\"0\"\n    width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\n    allow=\"autoplay; 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During the course of its 70+ year history, the hospital has maintained emergency and general care operations, even in the face of chronic financial challenges. It is the last remaining hospital in Jones County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo and a half years ago, our future did not look as bright\u2026We were struggling just to make payroll, and we could do nothing else,\u201d Matthews said during the March 18th check presentation ceremony. \u201cNow we have a future\u2026We are growing services and providing care for our community. It\u2019s just an amazing story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The community investment will fund 11 new patient beds, as well as new computers. Anson General Hospital interim CEO Ted Matthews said that if they had to purchase beds through normal budget allocations, the replacement process would have taken more than five years.<\/p>\n<p>This contribution will also help the hospital invest in new technology to enhance patient care through telehealth. Many of Anson General Hospital\u2019s computers only operate on Windows 7, a system released in 2009, limiting the ability to offer telehealth services, including mental health evaluation and facility referrals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Lightsource bp has] been so generous and so willing to work with the area and the community, that I give them accolades for their outreach efforts,\u201d Jones County Judge Dale Spurgin said during the ceremony. \u201cThe team they have brought in here has been excellent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n        <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-0 pt-lg-0\"><\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"image-gallery-updated align block_acf-block-69600343130cf block bg-color-white \">\n    <div class=\"pt-0 pt-lg-15\"><\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"container\">\n                  <div class=\"row\">\n      \n      \n                \n              <div class=\"image-gallery__column col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-6\">\n          <div 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The apprenticeship program pairs entry-level workers with experienced senior- and journey-level professionals to gain valuable on-the-job experience to jumpstart participants\u2019 careers, teaching valuable skills that could also be transitioned to other industries and trades.<\/p>\n<h2>Long-term commitment to Jones County\u2019s economy<\/h2>\n<p>The Jones City energy center is a privately funded project that will deliver low\u2013cost, domestically generated electricity. The projects also will offset carbon dioxide emissions by 699,000 metric tons each year, contribute $86 million in property taxes to local schools and public services, support domestic manufacturing from US-based suppliers and boost the local economy during construction and\u00a0operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Lightsource bp builds a renewable energy project, we become part of the community for years to come,\u201d said Emilie Wangerman, Chief Operating Officer for Lightsource bp in the US. \u201cWe are truly honored to work with Anson General Hospital, the Chamber of Commerce, McCarthy Building Companies and the neighbors who call this place home, and we are grateful to support Anson\u2019s next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n        <\/span>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-0 pt-lg-30\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards align block_acf-block-67ec56d0935d0 block bg-color-white\">\n  <div class=\"pt-0 pt-lg-0\"><\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n      <div class=\"col-12\">\n                  <span class=\"d-flex font-size-navigation font-weight-semi-bold mb-15 text-transform-uppercase letter-spacing-title fg-color-orange\">Learn more<\/span>\n                <h3 class=\"mb-35\">Our impact in Texas<\/h3>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"row\">\n                        <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"pt-60 pt-lg-100\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":446624,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"filter_by":[810],"filter_tags":[798,799],"class_list":["post-446622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized-us","filter_by-responsible-solar-stories","filter_tags-community-partnership","filter_tags-solar-jobs"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=446622"}],"version-history":[{"count":55,"href":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":480470,"href":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446622\/revisions\/480470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/446624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446622"},{"taxonomy":"filter_by","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/filter_by?post=446622"},{"taxonomy":"filter_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lightsourcebp.staging.1int.co.uk\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/filter_tags?post=446622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}