St. Louis Economy - from the Post-Dispatch

St. Louis economy shrank sharply in '09

Here's how St. Louis stacked up with a few of its peer regions in the Midwest in terms of GMP growth in 2009.
St. Louis -5.1%
Cleveland -4%
Denver +0.4%
Kansas City -2.3%
Indianapolis -3.5%
Minneapolis -3.1%
Nashville -4.7%
Average -2.4%