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| Above, a view from the front porch of Graceland. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The operators of Elvis Presley Enterprises and Graceland Holdings, LLC have some ambitious plans for the Whitehaven area of Memphis, Tennessee and if they come to fruition, it could mean jobs for the community.
WBRC-Fox 6 News reported:
MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - There are 130 undeveloped acres out at Graceland, and there's a king-sized plan to make Elvis' home and Whitehaven start rocking and rolling.
"What this is really about is community," said Joel Weinshanker, manager of Graceland Holdings, LLC.
Weinshanker got emotional during a town hall with Whitehaven residents Thursday night while talking about his parents, and his love for Whitehaven, a place he calls his "second home."
"You know, my parents were poor immigrants," he said. "They didn't give me a lot material-wise. But what they did do was give a great moral compass and they really taught me what community is about."
What the Whitehaven community needs, he said, is jobs. He unveiled a 3-year plan to create more than 1,700 jobs. The Graceland expansion includes new exhibition space, a 6,200 seat arena, and a souvenir manufacturing factory that would employ 1,000 people.
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