Shreveport-Bossier Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Caddo, Bossier and DeSoto parishes, earned the No. 9 spot on Business Facilities’ ninth annual rankings report.

Business Facilities, an economic development journal ranked Shreveport-Bossier City in the Top 10 when it comes to economic potential. The magazine looked at metros with dynamic new growth sectors which were thriving alongside their traditional industry strengths.

“I’m delighted to see these latest rankings, and we all should be inspired by the positive results we’re seeing from the collective and strategic efforts to attract and retain outstanding companies like Ronpak, Benteler Steel, and of course, our very own Moonbot Studios,” Mayor Cedric Glover, city of Shreveport, said.

The Business Facilities’ ranking points to Shreveport- Bossier City’s booming digital media hub as one of the hottest new growth sectors in the nation. Oscars-winning Moonbot Studios, an animation and visual effects studio, helped put Shreveport on the global digital media map. At the 84th Academy Awards, Moonbot won an Oscar for “Best Animated Short” for its digital interactive story book for children, “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore.”