International Paper is not
pushing for a 30-year tax break to stay and expand its headquarters in Memphis,
but rather additional 15-year tax breaks on its existing and planned properties
and even on corporate aircraft, according local officials briefed by company
representatives.
The Fortune 500 company is
considering having a fourth office tower built next door and just east of its
headquarters at 6400 Poplar, Shelby County Commissioner Mike Ritz said Tuesday.