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Amid the gadgets on display at the Smart Cities NYC conference, some local and regional officials spoke more pragmatically about making tech work.

The Municipal Forum of New York presented awards to four people at its annual fund-raising dinner on Thursday night in Manhattan. Money raised at the dinner is used to support the Urban Leadership Fellows internship program.

Allen Park's competitive bond sale came after the city's general obligation rating was raised to A-plus from BBB-plus by S&P Global Ratings.

By reducing debt service expenses with advance refundings, issuers were able to free up borrowing capacity for new investments.

The weekly average yield to maturity of The Bond Buyer Municipal Bond Index, which is based on 40 long-term bond prices, dropped to 3.75% from 3.78% the week before.

The federation endorsed the plan only after Gov. J.B. Pritzker dropped plans for a partial pension funding holiday.

Some municipal market observes hope the mayor's run won't take attention away from the city's $92.5 billion budget.

Attention in the municipal market turned to the short-term sector on Thursday.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio with his wife Chirlane McCray by his side speaks to the press in lower Manhattan on Thursday.

Long-term leases with container shipping tenants protect ports in the short to medium term should trade decline.