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The Unique Professional Employer Organization Enabling organizations to scale successfully and offer big benefits by Madelyn Galindo photo by Dustin Ashcraft
26 • THE BEND BUSINESS
UNIQUEHR IS IN THE BUSINESS of helping businesses. In
1992, an opportunity knocked on Garry Bradford’s door: A broker representing a staffing company asked Bradford if he was interested in a staff leasing business, now known as a professional employer organization (PEO). The rest, as they say, was history. UniqueHR grew to be national. It has thousands of clients and several offices throughout the U.S., with its footprint stretching from California to Florida to Wisconsin –and in more than 10 states in between. It went on to be recognized for being in the top 12% nationwide in the PEO industry for accreditation. No matter how much it grew, UniqueHR is still locally headquartered in Corpus Christi. UniqueHR works with companies in an array of industries. Its clients also range in size, from organizations with a few employees to those with hundreds. UniqueHR provides them with essential services such as payroll,