Nick Duerksen
The Point of the Mountain Land Authority has selected Nick Duerksen to serve as land development director for The Point development near Draper. The authority is overseeing development of the 600 acres of state-owned property at The Point. Duerksen will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of Phase I development and any future development projects outside of the Phase I boundaries. Duerksen has nearly four decades of experience in the public sector. He most recently served as a project manager in the Utah Transit Authority’s transit-oriented development division, where he oversaw the design, construction and management of half a dozen mixed-use developments across the Wasatch Front. Prior to managing UTA development projects, Duerksen served as the economic development director and redevelopment agency director for Sandy City. He started his career as a community development planner for the Five County Association of Governments in Southern Utah.
