The Texas cities of Austin, the state capital, and nearby Round Rock, are typically short-listed among the top-five fastest-growing communities in the United States. UniFirst Corp.’s Austin plant has taken advantage of this growth by specializing in high-quality garment and facility service programs for the region’s booming tech sector, as well as food processors who appreciate and benefit from the company’s Hygienically Clean Food Processing certification initiative from TRSA.

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“I think one of the biggest market opportunities in our area is high tech,” says Mike Ferguson, general manager of UniFirst’s Austin plant. “While high tech ...