Graceland boss says he is not threatening to leave Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The head of the company that controls Graceland says he is not threatening to move the Memphis, Tennessee-based tourist attraction centered on the life of singer Elvis Presley if city officials do not approve an expansion plan including tax-based incentives.

Concerns about the attraction's future arose this week when Graceland Holdings managing partner Joel Weinshanker was quoted in a Wall Street Journal story saying he has received offers "to take every piece of wood and panel and move it," mentioning Asia and Nashville, Tennessee, as possibilities.

Fans and social media posts interpreted the statement as a threat to move. But Weinshanker clarified those comments in an Associated Press interview, saying Graceland has not sought out offers to move and it simply will not expand if incentives are not approved.