Kimberly R. Lyle

Thank you National Community Reinvestment Coalition - NCRC for the opportunity to convene in Nashville with other community development practitioners to chart new pathways in a challenging environment.

I’m heartened by the resolve of my peers, and encouraged by our unity. #JustEconomy

Straight from the horse's mouth:

I’ve been thinking about how often we lead well—and still hesitate to say, “I did that.”

This isn’t about ego. It’s about being honest about what we make possible.

Leadership isn’t always loud. Sometimes it looks like results.

📝 New post: You Did That. Say It.

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Dorchester Bay EDC CEO @kimberlyrlyle.bsky.social took to Capitol Hill for @justeconomy.bsky.social Hill Day, ensuring that our community's priorities are heard. @markey.senate.gov
#JustEconomy

CEO @kimberlyrlyle.bsky.social championing a #JustEconomy at the @justeconomy.bsky.social conference!

CEO @kimberlyrlyle.bsky.social joined fellow MACDC board members and staff in a thoughtful conversation with @massgovernor.bsky.social @maura2.bsky.social Secretary Ed Augustus, and Undersecretary Ashley Stolba on the Commonwealth’s housing and economic challenges and the opportunities ahead.

Stay Tuned: CEO @kimberlyrlyle.bsky.social will join Ron Mitchell for @wgbh.org Amplifies: Prioritizing a Solution to the Mass. Housing Crisis, a panel discussion with Luc Schuster of @bosindicators.bsky.social and Michael Kane of MAHT: lnkd.in/eWWbevUT

@baystatebanner.bsky.social

Today, DBEDC CEO @kimberlyrlyle.bsky.social joined a powerful @wgbh.org panel to tackle one of our most urgent challenges: the Affordable Housing Crisis. The future of housing starts with bold, innovative action.

@bosindicators.bsky.social @baystatebanner.bsky.social

Thank you to the Bay State Banner for this coverage on my appointment to the Mass Development board of directors.

Looking forward to advancing the mission and building long-term economic resilience across Massachusetts.

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Today, @dbedc.bsky.social issued a statement acbout the recent executive order affecting the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund. Read our full statement here.

Bosses Don’t Need a ‘What Did You Do’ Email. They’re Already Tracking You. — The Wall Street Journal Elon Musk’s email to federal employees prompted angst, but lots of employers use technology for continuous feedback on worker performance

This is just creepy as hell. I’d never want to work for a company that wants to surveil employees’ day-to-day.

People have got to push back on this kinda stuff.

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DBEDC CEO Kimberly R. Lyle joins MassDevelopment Board (Boston, MA) Governor Maura Healey has appointed Kimberly R. Lyle, CEO of Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation (DBEDC), to the board of MassDevelopment. Lyle, who previously served on the b...

DBEDC is proud to announce that CEO @kimberlyrlyle.bsky.social has been appointed to the MassDevelopment Board of Directors following its merger with MA Growth Capital Corporation. Read more: www.dbedc.org/blog/dbedc-c...

Trump’s Funding Freeze Raises a New Question: Is the Government’s Word Good? Companies that get federal grants or loans usually sign a legally binding agreement and depend on getting reimbursed. The new administration has upended that expectation.

It poses no question at all. The answer is obvious.

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Boston firm lays off over 1,000 after USAID cuts

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Protesters outside of a Tesla dealership in Boston, MA.

Saturday, February 15 is the last day to vote in Boston’s Participatory Budgeting initiative.

It only takes a couple of minutes to help decide how Boston will invest $2 million in community-driven projects across the City.

Go to boston.gov/participate to learn about proposed projects and vote.

Trump names oil and gas advocate to lead agency that manages federal lands Kathleen Sgamma to oversee Bureau of Land Management, agency that manages quarter-billion acres of public land

Handing over every environmental department to the fossil fuel industry www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Democratic US lawmakers ask Energy Department about any DOGE access to nuclear data Two U.S. Democratic lawmakers pressed the secretary of energy on Wednesday whether members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have access to classified information on nuclear weapons, saying nuclear secrets need to be tightly safeguarded.

DOGE access to the DOE information technology system is unacceptable. We must keep Elon Musk and his minions away from our most sensitive nuclear weapons information. I am demanding answers from Secretary Wright. www.reuters.com/world/us/dem...

DOGE order triggers firings at SBA of employees prematurely fired Friday Federal workers who mistakenly got termination notices last week got real ones Tuesday just hours after the president’s executive order.

Yesterday, the richest man in the world fired hundreds of workers who support America’s small businesses. After being rescinded last week, pink slips were reissued this morning. DOGE doesn't 'measure twice, cut once' they cut twice, then cut again.
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It’s disturbing, but at the same time ppl will recognize this is not longer a legitimate institution.

Artists and art lovers will always find genuine artistic expression and they’ll make spaces for it to live.

An institution is not what makes art art.

This is what they mean when they said they wanted to "run the United States like a business"--strip it of everything of value and make off with the money.

He is.

Please fight.

Very sad news. Danielle was a lovely person and a powerful voice for the Haitian diaspora in Boston and far beyond.

Danielle Legros Georges

Danielle Legros Georges, who moved to Boston from Haiti with her parents at age 6 and became Boston's Poet Laureate under Mayor Walsh, died of cancer on Feb. 11 at her Dorchester home. www.dotnews.com/2025/bostons...

And harder at that!!!!!

In case you're wondering what state AGs do, my office recently returned:

💸 $50k to a consumer whose house was damaged during a solar panel installation
💸 $480 to a consumer charged by a gym they didn't even belong to
💸 $590 to a consumer charged for a sprinkler system they declined installation for

In landmark zoning reform, Cambridge votes to legalize four-story multifamily homes citywide - Cambridge Day As expected, eight out of nine councillors supported bans on single- and two-family zones, dubbed “exclusionary zoning,” to address a housing affordability crisis.

Still in awe this AM about what @burhanazeem.bsky.social @councillorsiddiqui.bsky.social @marcgov.bsky.social, their 5 other allies on the Cambridge City Council, and the pro-homes advocates at A Better Cambridge have achieved.

www.cambridgeday.com/2025/02/10/i...

I’m not sure why anyone thinks this administration is going to respect the rule of law when they’ve made it clear they absolutely will not.

Congratulations! This a phenomenal win!