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After two years of projected job cuts and plant closures, Mexico?s maquiladora industry is once again booking new contracts, creating thousands of new jobs and building new plants. Analysts are pointing out that the jobs coming back to Mexico are the high-tech efficient ones that can't easily be moved to low-cost, single-minded factories in Asia. Citing fast turnaround, the ability to monitor quality and flexibility, leaders from companies along the border are confident about the indicators showing renewed vibrancy.