Mike Pepper had just stepped out of a meeting during yet another long legislative session. The frustration was evident in his voice. It hasn’t been very fun being executive director of the Mississippi Road Builders’ Association lately. Pepper has watched a wobbly economy and dwindling state funding rob his members of work. So, he almost [...] [...]
Country music singer Aaron Tippin captured a key element of leadership in his popular song, “You’ve Got to Stand for Something.” The chorus of the song repeats the often quoted phrase, “You’ve got to stand for something or you will fall for anything.” Knowing who you are and what you stand for is a critical [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: June 19,2011
Tags: Amy Wilson, Carol Hardwick, Christine McInnis, Dan Gleason, Donna Yowell, Kristen Brock, Larry Houchins, Layne Bruce, Mark Leggett, Mary Sampson, Mike Pepper, Mississippi Society of Association Executives, Ricki Garrett, Selah Havard, Shari Veazey
The chief executive of the state newspaper association has been elected president of the Mississippi Society of Association Executives. Layne Bruce, 38, of Madison, is executive director of the Mississippi Press Association and will serve a two-year term as president of MSAE. He first joined the MSAE board in 2008. A career newspaper professional, Bruce [...] [...]
Just when the recession may be coming to an end and the construction industry thinks of brighter days ahead, fuel prices make a dramatic move upward and government entities make budget cuts. How are Mississippi’s construction companies adjusting? “The higher gasoline costs are definitely having an adverse effect on our members,” said Mike Pepper, executive [...] [...]
The Mississippi Transportation Commission is in a state of flux, and the uncertainties are clouding just when a new executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation will be selected and confirmed. Earlier this month, Larry “Butch” Brown announced that he was retiring as executive director of MDOT citing his continuing battle with prostate cancer. [...] [...]
Mike Pepper has an extensive background in governmental affairs and association leadership, and that is exactly what Mississippi’s road builders need as they deal with an ailing economy that has challenged the entire construction industry. The MBJ recently caught up with Pepper and asked him just how “stimulated” his members have been by the ARRA, [...] [...]
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