Textile services operators’ momentum rolling into 2015 points to a spike in industry growth more reminiscent of the mid-2000s than of recent years. Among key expansion drivers is the U.S. employment recovery fueling industrial uniform rental, as reported in last month’s Textile Services. More important is the improved state of the economy as a whole. With gross domestic product (GDP) likely to exceed 2.5% growth and the industry following its typical upward path relative to GDP, textile services on average should see 4% to 5% more sales in the new year.
 
Typically, the industry outperforms the economy ...