A new report shows St Joseph as a leader in Gross Domestic Product growth.

The US Economic Analysis Bureau released the the report Wednesday showing a GDP increase of 9.8 percent in St Joseph, ranking fourth out of 381 metro areas.

Combined, the metro areas GDP grew 2.5 percent in 2012.

St. Joseph ranked only behind Midland, Texas; Odessa, Texas; and Elkhart-Goshen, Indiana, in the rankings.  St. Joseph was the only Missouri city in the top 10 list.

Metro Chamber of Commerce CEO Patt Lilly says GDP is a measure of products that are produced or manufactured and sold both domestically and internationally.

Behringer Ingelheim continues its expansion efforts in Eastowne Business Park with the addition of the Consolidated Packaging and Physical Distribution Warehouse and Triumph Foods is making $7.4 million in new capital investment and adding 105 new jobs in 2013.