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MMR Named Largest Electrical Contractor in Region, Largest Specialty Contractor in Louisiana by Engineering News-Record of Texas & Louisiana

January 5, 2023

MMR is the largest electrical contractor in the region and largest specialty contractor in Louisiana according to the Top Specialty Contractors List released by Engineering News-Record of Texas & Louisiana.

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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 26th 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.

MMR Achieves Distinguished Safety Designation, Named ABC STEP Diamond Level Contractor March 23, 2022

MMR is proud to announce its Diamond Level achievement in the Associated Builders and Contractor’s STEP safety management system, maintaining an exceptional level of safety that ranks 655% higher than the industry average.

MMR Recognizes National Cancer Prevention Month, Supports the Mission of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Offers Employees Cancer Prevention Education and Screenings March 2, 2022

MMR was proud to partner with Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center during February’s National Cancer Prevention Month, supporting the organization’s 50th Anniversary Give Day Campaign and mission to provide continued cancer services to thousands of patients and their families across southeast Louisiana and southwest Mississippi.