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Meador Staffing Services
Celebrates 50 Years of thats our business
a Legacy of Serving
If you told Ben Meador in 1968 that his two-man temporary staffing divisions. Since 1973 the firm
“business”, operating with only one phone on has participated in over 100 temporary service
the floor, a big chief note pad and a number department startups.
two pencil, that in 50 years his company would
be celebrating their 50th anniversary as one of Meador is on the move in its 50th year. The
Texas’ top Temporary Staffing Firms, he’d prob- family owned and operated business is seeking
ably respond with half surprise, and also a hum- growth, and the pursuit of expansion is in capa-
ble, “I knew we could do it.” ble hands. Meador has a tenured leadership
with more than 10 employees spanning from 20
The grit and determination of those early years to 50 years with Meador.
has permeated the organization and this has
instilled a culture that has remained through Meador is truly a family-run business, as all
the duration of some fifty years. Meador four of Ben’s children play a role in the
Staffing Services has grown from the company.
one office headquarters to multiple
offices throughout the Houston “Meador Staffing is well-posi-
area including Pasadena, the tioned to meet any and all
Woodlands, Clear Lake, Deer challenges with a business
Park, and Pearland. Future plans model that includes cutting
include new locations in areas edge technology, trained and
where Houston is experiencing tenured professionals, and an
considerable growth. organization culture that pro-
motes excellence in all phases
The firm serves clients locally, state- of the service available for client
wide and has a national reach with companies and candidates,” con-
clients across the country. The firm is a cludes Ben Meador.
full service human resource partner, working
a national market, that focuses on identifying Congratulations Ben, and all the employees
and recruiting right-fit candidates for employers at Meador Staffing. Here’s to 50 more years in
and finding right-fit jobs for job seekers in direct business!
hire, temporary-to-hire and temporary positions.
“It’s a marriage between the candidate and
the customer that we are seeking. It’s all about Investing In Education and
the relationship,” says Darla Haygood, employ-
ee of 43 years and Vice President of Community Investing in education and safety
Relations. to make life better
At CenterPoint Energy, we put safety first in everything
we do. Not only do we use safe work practices, but we
The temporary services division founded in 1971 also educate students and adults about electric and
natural gas safety to help our neighbors avoid hazards.
has grown to become one of the largest tem- The company’s investment in education is just one of
the ways we’re working to transfer knowledge to all
porary staffing services in Texas. generations and make people’s lives better.
For more information, including our education websites,
visit CenterPointEnergy.com/Community.
The company has also owned and operated
national personnel networks and Temporary
Systems, Inc., a Meador owned organization,
has assisted direct hire staffing firms establish ©2016 CenterPoint Energy 163710
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