Saint Joseph celebrated the expansion of a major employer in two ceremonies Tuesday. City, state, and company officials broke ground at Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc’s new warehouse in the Eastowne Business Park. Then they cut the ribbon for the new Vetmedica Administrative Building on Gene Field Road at Woodbine.

The 100,000 square-foot administrative building can house more than 300 employees and represents a $23-million capital investment by the company. The 260,000 square-foot warehouse is a $30-million investment that retains 60 jobs in Saint Joseph and creates 25 new logistics jobs. Governor Jay Nixon was among the state officials attending the ceremonies.