News & Press

MMR Subsidary SouthWestern Power Group Highlighted in Engineering News-Record Feature July 28, 2022

ENRSouthwest, published by Engineering News-Record, highlighted MMR subsidiary SouthWestern Power Group’s involvement in the SunZia transmission and wind project after recently concluding its sale of Phase I to Pattern Energy.

MMR's SouthWestern Power Group Concludes Sale to Pattern Energy on Phase I of the Sunzia Transmission Line Project, the Largest Renewable Energy Infrastructure Project in US History July 18, 2022

Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Energy) announced it has acquired the SunZia Transmission project from SouthWestern Power Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of MMR Group, Inc.

MMR Significantly Ranked Among Greater Baton Rouge's Highest Performing Private Companies July 7, 2022

MMR is honored to announce its seventh-place ranking in the Top 100 Private Companies list. Released by the Baton Rouge Business Report, Top 100 highlights the top performing private companies in the Greater Baton Rouge area.

MMR Continues Work for Azelio on U.S. Certification Project, Azelio Receives First Order for Its Long-Duration Energy Storage System in the United States June 21, 2022

MMR continues work for Azelio on U.S. certification project as Azelio receives the first order for its long-duration energy storage system in the U.S.

MMR Hosts Open House to Celebrate Renovation and Expansion of Alabama District Office June 2, 2022

MMR hosted an open house crawfish boil to celebrate the recent renovation and expansion of its Alabama district office in Theodore.

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Spotlights MMR Employee Charles Johnson in Blog Feature May 26, 2022

Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center spotlighted MMR employee Charles Johnson in its latest blog feature, “Curbing Cancer with Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center: How MMR Group Prioritizes Employee Health.”

MMR Congratulates Its Interns Graduating from Louisiana State University May 20, 2022

MMR recognizes the accomplishments of its 13 interns who received degrees from Louisiana State University during the Spring 2022 semester.

SunZia Transmission Project: Not a ‘Unicorn,’ but not ‘Repeatable’ May 18, 2022

David Getts, general manager for SouthWestern Power Group, recently addressed the Energy Bar Association, in Washington DC, regarding MMR's involvement in the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project. SunZia consists of two bi-directional, extra-high voltage electric transmission lines and substations that will transport energy from Arizona and New Mexico to customers and markets across the Desert Southwest.

MMR Receives First Place Safety Excellence Award from GBRIA April 28, 2022

MMR received first place in the Specialty Trade Hard Craft Category for Division III / 10 million+ work hours from the Greater Baton Rouge Industry Alliance at the 26^th Annual Safety Excellence Awards.

MMR Founder and President/CEO James B. “Pepper” Rutland Named Hall of Fame Laureate by Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, Inducted into Business Hall of Fame March 24, 2022

MMR is proud to announce that the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report has named MMR Founder and President/CEO James B. “Pepper” Rutland as its 2022 Hall of Fame Laureate.