International Business News - Toll http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has voted to approve increases on the state's two major toll roads to fund transportation projects and help pay for a proposed rail tunnel into New York City. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/toll-increases-approved-for-nj-turnpike-parkway.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:15:08 EDT Gov. Jon S. Corzine indicated Thursday that he is prepared to sign off on a scaled-down proposal to raise tolls on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/quick-vote-on-nj-turnpike-toll-increases-planned.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:52:13 EDT The official death toll from four storms that ravaged Haiti this summer has nearly doubled to some 800 people, authorities said Friday. Civil defense director Maria-Alta Jean Baptiste said in an interview with The Associated Press that 793 bodies have been found so far, and authorities are still looking for bodies in the mud that swamped coastal settlements. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/haiti-raises-storm-death-toll-to-nearly-800.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:30:58 EDT Two high-ranking Republican lawmakers claim the New Jersey Turnpike Authority failed to respond promptly to an open public records request that sought documents related to the agency's plan to raise highway tolls. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/lawmakers-unhappy-with-nj-turnpike-records-delay.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:26:37 EDT More than 1,000 people turned out Monday at a public hearing over a proposed toll road that would pass through one of Southern California's most popular parks and nearby a world-class surf break. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/136560-toll-road-tussle.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/calif-toll-road-hearing-focuses-on-security.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/calif-toll-road-hearing-focuses-on-security.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:46:39 EDT More than 1,000 people turned out Monday at a public hearing over a proposed toll road that would pass through one of Southern California's most popular parks and nearby a world-class surf break. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/136405-toll-road-tussle.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/calif-toll-road-hearing-focuses-on-security.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/calif-toll-road-hearing-focuses-on-security.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:00:51 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Sept. 4, from AP Financial News: LOS ANGELES (AP)--Toll Brothers Inc. said Thursday it swung to a loss in its fiscal third quarter as weak demand for new homes forced the luxury builder to mark down the value of its land and unsold homes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/earnings-roundup-toll-brothers-cherokee.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:27:01 EDT Toll Brothers Inc. said Thursday it swung to a loss in its fiscal third quarter as weak demand for new homes forced the luxury builder to mark down the value of its land and unsold homes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/toll-brothers-posts-3q-loss-as-revenue-falls.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:29:30 EDT Toll Brothers Inc., the nation's largest builder of luxury homes, reports earnings for its fiscal third quarter on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/earnings-preview-toll-brothers-inc.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:15:06 EDT As New Orleans residents warily track another threatening storm, a new report presents the clearest picture yet of deaths from Katrina in Louisiana. Of the nearly 1,000 who died, almost half were 75 or older, according to researchers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/new-katrina-death-tally-half-of-victims-75-and-up.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:05:59 EDT The California Senate has soundly rejected a bill that would allow local transportation agencies to build toll lanes. Lawmakers voted 24-11 Wednesday to turn down a measure by Assemblyman Pedro Nava, a Santa Barbara Democrat, that would have established a state Transportation Financing Authority. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/california-senate-rejects-toll-lane-bill.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:08:17 EDT New Jersey drivers soon could be shouldering more of the state's mounting transportation costs through toll hikes and a gas tax increase. With New Jersey needing billions to widen the Turnpike, build a new commuter tunnel into Manhattan, repair aging bridges and pay off existing transportation-related debt, Gov. Jon S. Corzine is preparing a new funding proposal to be unveiled after Labor Day. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/nj-governor-mulls-how-to-pay-for-highway-projects.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:55:55 EDT Toll Brothers Inc. said Wednesday the nation's housing woes continue to hammer the luxury builder's business, leading to a steep decline in new home contracts and sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/toll-brothers-3q-home-building-revenue-declines.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:56:38 EDT Republicans again Wednesday called on the governor to call a special legislative session to address transportation funding, voicing worry about decreased traffic and toll revenue on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/toll-revenue-traffic-down-on-new-jersey-highways.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:46:02 EDT A toll worker on the Massachusetts Turnpike is figuring out what to do with a $100 bill a driver handed him. Gary Bonarrigo said a woman gave him the money in a greeting card Wednesday evening. The card said "share" with a drawing of a star. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/mass-turnpike-driver-gives-toll-attendant-100.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:58:36 EDT Five young lives have been ended by lightning in less than a week, a deadly reminder of one of summer's leading hazards. "Typically, July marks the peak in lightning activity. It's also the time when people are vacationing, so they are outside and they are vulnerable to lightning," said John Jensenius, a lightning safety expert at the National Weather Service. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89826-lightning-deaths.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/lightning-claims-5-young-lives-in-a-week.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/lightning-claims-5-young-lives-in-a-week.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:07:55 EDT New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine knows people aren't going to like it, but he insisted Wednesday the state has to find more money for transportation work. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/nj-gov-says-state-needs-transportation-money.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:12:23 EDT The Texas Transportation Commission approved a development proposal Thursday for Interstate 69, a segment in the Trans-Texas Corridor toll road superhighway. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/texas-commission-picks-developer-for-i-69-corridor.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:56:22 EDT China's Ministry of Civil Affairs says flooding has killed 112 people in 12 provinces. In a Tuesday posting on its Web site, the ministry says 57 of the deaths were in the central and northern provinces of Henan, Shanxi and Shaanxi. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/73224-china-floods.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/china-says-floods-kill-112-people.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080616/china-says-floods-kill-112-people.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:59:13 EDT The chief executive of Toll Brothers Inc., the nation's largest luxury-home builder, said Wednesday the housing industry is in a "depression" and any recovery could be two or three years away. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/toll-bros-ceo-housing-recovery-still-years-away.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:30:25 EDT