 In early June 2009, Cessna laid off an additional 700 salaried employees, bringing the total number of lay-offs to 7,600, which was more than half the company's workers at the time.The company closed its three Columbus, Georgia, manufacturing facilities between June 2010 and December 2011.The closures included the new facility that was opened in August 2008 at a cost of US$25M, plus the McCauley Propeller Systems plant.