COMING IN THIS WEEK’S BUSINESS PRESS

FRANCHISING LAS VEGAS: With all of the tourists in Las Vegas at any given time and people moving here in droves, the city is a natural for franchisees. But for some, expanding to Las Vegas is about finances, timing and geography.

MYSPACE MARKETING MIGHT: With no help from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, a mini-Las Vegas community has sprouted on the popular MySpace Web site. And it's free.

CHINATOWN COMMERCE: Officials in Chinatown are banking on Asian tourists to help bring Las Vegas out of its financial funk.

THIS WEEK'S LIST: The largest employers in Las Vegas.