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Hillsborough Administrator Pat Bean could get an almost $900,000 payout if she is fired March 17 by Hillsborough Count Commissioners.

The Internet has made it easy to search and apply for jobs. It's also easier to get rejected or hear nothing at all, the record-tying 11.9 percent of unemployed Floridians have found.

If Hillsborough County fires administrator Pat Bean, attorney Renee Lee and performance auditor Jim Barnes, it will cost more than $700,000.

Wife for hire? A Bay area businesswoman is calling herself just that, and the catchy name is helping her survive the economy.

Florida's unemployment rate hit 11.9 percent in January. The last time it climbed that high was in May, 1975.

How can you eat for $1 in Tampa? We'll show you here!