Editor

Adam Platt

Adam Platt is editor of Twin Cities Business magazine. He has been with the magazine since 2011.

Phone: 612-336-9275

Adam Platt is editor of Twin Cities Business. He still writes and reports while also setting the overall editorial course of TCB coverage. He attended Macalester College in St. Paul, became a staff writer and media critic for the Twin Cities Reader, moved on to become the founding editor of Casino Executive, a Minnesota-based trade magazine, and then joined Mpls.St.Paul magazine in 1998, where he served as executive editor until joining TCB in 2011.

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D’Amico Arrivederci

D’Amico Arrivederci

Everything ends. For businesses, especially restaurants, those endings can be abrupt and disappointing. Rarely do we get to watch a complete life cycle play out. But Saturday brought an ending
Airfares Gone Wild

Airfares Gone Wild

I took a couple trips this winter, one to Phoenix and the other to Fort Myers (dull, I know). I paid nearly $1,000 roundtrip to each place on Delta. Both
Lessons Learned: Eric Dayton

Lessons Learned: Eric Dayton

Eric Dayton has yet to enter politics, but he maintained the family tradition of curated retail and hospitality when he returned from grad school to found a series of businesses
Stu Ackerberg Stands His Ground

Stu Ackerberg Stands His Ground

The news dribbling out this winter has been unnerving. Huntington Bank was foreclosing on the big blue Lakeside Center at the northern end of Bde Maka Ska (unpaid property taxes).
Social Network: Will Blauvelt

Social Network: Will Blauvelt

Will Blauvelt graduated from Macalester College in 2002 with a degree in political science and put it to work. He staffed for U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum, consulted on area political
Platt: Day of What, Exactly?

Platt: Day of What, Exactly?

As I tried to make sense of the ever-mounting list of businesses closing this Friday in solidarity with what is a union-led movement to shut down Minnesota’s economy, I became
Platt: 2026’s Big Questions

Platt: 2026’s Big Questions

It’s customary at this time of year to fill the slow news days of the season with a year-in-review piece. But my guess is you still remember 2025 (alas). So
Social Network: JC Lippold

Social Network: JC Lippold

JC Lippold is passionate about redesigning the fitness landscape in the United States. He leads workshops, serves as KSTP-TV’s wellness expert, and writes and advocates on the concept of “enoughness,”
The Twins Reset

The Twins Reset

In what constitutes a highly emotional moment for a circumspect family, third-generation Twins co-owner Tom Pohlad sat behind a table in the Twins’ Target Field clubhouse today and announced he