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In-Person Continuing Education - February 25, 2026


Total Credits: 7 including 3 WI Dwelling Contractor: General, 4 WI Dwelling Contractor: Legal/Business, 1 MN Residential Building Contractor: Energy, 4 MN Residential Building Contractor: Business Management, 2 MN Residential Building Contractor: Other Hours

Faculty:
John Miller |  Alden Pearson |  Sean Stevens |  Mike Goldstein' |  John Deering
Duration:
2144 Hours

Dates



Description

2026 CONTINUING EDUCATION - IN-PERSON LEARNING

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - Northwood Technical College, Rice Lake, WI

Sign-in opens at 7:30am | Courses from 8:00am - 5:00pm

Lunch Provided

Park in the Northwood Tech Conference Center and Visitor Parking Lot - Enter through Entrance 4 (see campus map)

Arrow Building Center, Lampert Lumber, and Lyman Companies are pleased to sponsor in-person learning for continuing education for their customers. These courses are FREE and are approved for 7 credit hours of MN residential building contractor, remodeler, and roofer continuing education (includes approval for the energy and business management training requirement) by the Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry, and 7 credit hours of WI dwelling contractor qualifier continuing education by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services. 

*If you have both MN and WI Contractor licenses, you can receive credits for BOTH states by attending the courses at Northwood Technical College in Rice Lake, WI

Click on the tabs for more info on the day's agenda, faculty, location, and courses.

Credit Info

Each course is approved for:

  • MN residential contractor, remodeler, and roofer continuing education by the Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry
  • WI Dwelling Contractor Qualifier CE by the Wisconsin Dept. of Safety & Professional Services

Completion of all these courses fulfills the energy training and business management continuing education requirement for MN contractors.

Refer to each course for specific credit information. 

If you are eligible to receive continuing education credits, your information will be electronically reported to the appropriate agency within 3 business days of course completion.

Credits will only be reported for courses completed in full.


In-Person Course Requirements

In order to earn CE credit(s) for in-person courses, students must attend the entire course during the time span(s) listed. Credit(s) will not be issued for the following:

  • Non-attendance
  • Arriving more than 5 minutes after a course has begun
  • Leaving before completion of the course
  • Leaving the classroom for more than 5 minutes during a course hour
  • Non-payment of the course
  • Failure to sign-in and/or sign-out

Students must sign-in/sign-out, and be prepared to show their driver’s license or other legal identification with their photo if requested.


Questions and Comments

Questions and comments related to the curriculum for these courses may be submitted to the instructor at education@housingfirstmn.org.


Faculty

John Miller Related Seminars and Products

Northstar Associates, Inc.


Alden Pearson Related Seminars and Products

Alden Pearson PA


Since 1997, Alden has been trying cases before the state and federal courts in Minnesota and, more recently, Wisconsin. 

Alden’s entire life has been immersed in the law. Alden grew up with his father being a prominent criminal prosecutor and later judge. While at the University of Alabama, Alden took a particular interest in applied economics. After graduating at the top of his class with special honors, Alden continued his interest by being accepted in a doctoral program in economics at the University of Iowa. Alden left that program to pursue his desire of becoming an attorney.  Alden received a prestigious Dean’s Scholarship to attend William Mitchell College of Law and graduated with high honors.

A frequent lecturer on residential construction law, for many years Alden has been educating contractors with practical information focused on licensing compliance, customer and subcontractor relations and the use of legal leverage to resolve disputes. Alden’s down to earth presentation style is well received by his audience.





Course Details

John Deering, Manage People for Success

 


Alden Pearson, Comparing MN and WI residential contracting

 


John Miller, Building Science/energy conservation

 


Mike Goldenstein, Building Trust Through Transparency,

 


Sean C. Stevens, Contractor Insurance, Contracts, and Compliance