Happy New Year! Thank you for making 2019 a great year for PEP. Did you know that 2020 is PEP’s 20th Anniversary? PEP was established in early 2000 by a group of local visionaries. When this group of local small business owners and plant managers formed PEP, they envisioned an organization that promoted business growth while preserving and enhancing our environment and our quality of life along the Gulf Coast.