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.

Staff’s archive

The Price of Remote Work

The Price of Remote Work

They are ending transit service to my neighborhood of Minneapolis this month; we will now be a mile from the nearest bus line. A mix of driver shortages and low
Bestsellers: Wayzata Neighborhoods

Bestsellers: Wayzata Neighborhoods

Wayzata may be all our collective destinies, but too many of us may be trying to make it a reality at the same time, suggests Lakes Sotheby’s International Realty über-agent
Tom Barnard to Depart KQRS

Tom Barnard to Depart KQRS

KQRS’ Tom Barnard has announced he’s retiring before, but the consensus seems to be this one may stick. The Twin Cities broadcast legend and national Radio Hall of Fame inductee
The Crisis in Care

The Crisis in Care

I had the good fortune of getting to know Chuck Mooty a bit for our Hall of Fame feature this issue, and he surely lives up to the hype. I
Jason DeRusha Switching ‘CCOs

Jason DeRusha Switching ‘CCOs

WCCO-TV chief morning anchor Jason DeRusha, who announced in May he was leaving TV to pursue other opportunities, will join WCCO Radio as its PM drive host on June 27.
Is It Luxury’s Time in Minneapolis?

Is It Luxury’s Time in Minneapolis?

The casualties were stacked up like cordwood in downtown Minneapolis over the last three decades: Saks, Neiman’s, Aquavit, The Conservatory. Plus Bloomingdale’s at MOA. Our rep was set: The Twin
Press Send. Rinse. Repeat.

Press Send. Rinse. Repeat.

In 2017, Ari Fertel was buried in laundry—five children’s worth, to be exact. Her teenage son Nachshon wasn’t interested in sorting colors and whites, but he thought he might design
In Nisswa, a New Resort Takes Root

In Nisswa, a New Resort Takes Root

New tourism infrastructure is a rare thing in greater Minnesota. Factor in a short tourism season, modest “up north” pricing, and the skyrocketing cost of lakefront land, and you have