Construction industry can use new online tools to obtain licenses

Minnesota construction contractors and workers can now use online tools

to obtain their licenses.

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) has launched its

online DLI ReNew licensing system to allow individuals to apply for or

renew a license, certificate or registration.

Each year, DLI issues more than 50,000 licenses, certificates and

registrations for electrical, elevator, high-pressure-piping, plumbing

and residential contractors as well as boiler operators, electricians

and plumbers. Overall, Minnesota has approximately 120,000 license

holders in the construction industry.

"By using the DLI ReNew licensing system, both renewals and initial

applications submitted online can be processed a week faster than those

submitted by mail," said Ken Peterson, DLI commissioner. "Instead of

mailing paper forms and checks for processing, online users can enter

the necessary information, upload the required documents and pay their

fee in a matter of minutes."

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