SEPTEMBER 2022
PEPPER RUTLAND'S POST The Official Newsletter of James "Pepper" Rutland, Founder, President and CEO of MMR Group S E P T E M B E R
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MMR NAMED MARY BIRD PERKINS CANCER CENTER PARTNER OF COMPASSION; SPONSORS ITS GIVE DAY FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN BATON ROUGE, La. – MMR is honored to be recognized as a Partner of Compassion by Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center while supporting its second annual Give Day fundraising campaign to help power life-saving programs across Louisiana and southwest Mississippi. “WE ALL HAVE FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY CANCER AND MMR IS DEDICATED TO ENSURING OUR COMMUNITY’S CANCER CENTER CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE BEST TECHNOLOGY, EXPERT PHYSICIANS, SUPPORT STAFF AND EARLY DETECTION AND OUTREACH SERVICES TO THOSE IMPACTED BY THE DISEASE,” SAID JAMES B. “PEPPER” RUTLAND, MMR PRESIDENT AND CEO. On September 1, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center hosted its annual one-day fundraising campaign, Give Day, sponsored by MMR. The Cancer Center surpassed its goal of collecting $34,000 to honor the 30 Louisiana parishes and four Southwest Mississippi parishes it serves, with over $68,000 in funds raised to provide continued cancer services to thousands of patients and their families. MMR sponsors programs and events hosted by Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center since becoming a corporate champion in 2019, including the Hillar C. Moore Jr. Golf Classic and most recently The Echo Alliance, a collaborative group of passionate women dedicated to moving the needle in cancer care. Additionally, MMR is proud to support Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s Prevention on the Go Program. The mobile program brings cancer education, screenings and patient navigation to the community in addition to workplaces such as MMR.
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MMR FEATURED IN BUSINESS REPORT’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION ‘Celebrating the Past While Casting a Vision of the Baton Rouge Future’
BATON ROUGE, La.— The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report spotlighted MMR in its 40th Anniversary special issue, which recognized people, companies and organizations creating a lasting legacy in the Capital Region. The feature highlights MMR’s organizational growth over the past three decades as well as its commitment to enhancing the Baton Rouge community. The anniversary edition explores Baton Rouge’s future trajectory while also recalling significant news and trends of the past 40 years, dating back to Business Report’s inception. Read the feature below to learn more about MMR’s role in shaping Baton Rouge’s industrial landscape.
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PEPPER RUTLAND
Founder, President, and CEO of MMR Group MMR Group is a leader in the instrumentation and electrical construction industry and has performed over $6 billion in electrical and instrumentation services since the company's founding in 1991. MMR serves clients in the chemical and petrochemical, oil and gas, industrial manufacturing, power Angel De La Mora, generation and power development markets. Under Pepper MMR HSE Coordinator Rutland’s leadership, MMR continues to grow both regionally and nationally with over 30 branch offices across the globe.
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