James ‘Pepper’ Rutland built MMR into a global force among industrial contractors

Baton Rouge Business Hall of Fame
James "Pepper" Rutland, 2022 Hall of Fame laureate. (Collin Richie)

James “Pepper” Rutland took many of the life lessons he learned through athletics and applied them to running his business. 


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