Sep 22, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
Jake Honeycutt, Asst. Project Manager, Win Trafford, Sales Consultant and Keith Broadway, Warehouse Manager, represented East Harding Construction at the 13th Annual Facilities Education Scholarship Golf Fest Tournament earlier this week. The event was held at Chenal Country Club in Little Rock. The proceeds from this annual event have supported UA Little Rock employees’ growth and furthered their career prospects for more than ten years. East Harding is proud to have sponsored Hole #1.
Sep 21, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
LRSD’s Central High School Cafeteria Renovation turned out beautiful! The original archways create an eye catching gallery displaying iconic photos of The Little Rock Nine.
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court had ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that segregation in public schools was illegal.
In 1957 the first African American students arrived at Central High School to begin classes. It took three weeks and the National Guard before the nine teenagers were finally admitted into the school. These students became known as The Little Rock Nine.
Sep 15, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
One of the great things about working for East Harding Construction is the recognition program. At today’s team meeting, Van Tilbury, President & CEO awarded Stevie Forrester, Carpenter, the coveted Bulova, American Clipper style watch for his 25 years of service. Congratulations Stevie! We appreciate you!
Also, Tom Wolfe, Site Superintendent, was awarded the September Safety Award for his awareness and quick actions concerning a sub that was suffering from a heat related illness, possibly saving the subs life. Great Job Tom!
Sep 8, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
Exterior framing, interior framing, and exterior panels in place! This project is moving along nicely! Looking good team!
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
Auditorium Renovation
The Camden Fairview Middle School has a beautiful, newly renovated auditorium. Students and staff can now enjoy school events in the modernized auditorium sporting new paint, flooring, seating and electrical upgrades.
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
Congratulations to George’s in Little Rock.
George’s recently opened their Italian restaurant and have stayed busy since day one! This quaint eatery offers a quiet, welcoming atmosphere and delicious Italian fare. The East Harding Project Team attended the soft opening last Thursday and loved everything about it. Great Job Team!
Great Job Team!
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
On Monday, LRSD’s Chicot Elementary kicked off the new school year sporting a new front entryway and extensive interior renovations that included adding aprox. 322 sf of office space..
The new space was utilized for an updated nurse’s station, principle/asst. principle offices, secretary area, conference room and a copy room. This project turned out GREAT and classes were able to start on time as scheduled.
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
Happy Birthday to Carl Banks, Site Superintendent!
Hope you have a GREAT Birthday!
Glad to have you on our team!
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
Millage to Fund New High School Campus
Congratulations to the citizens of Pine Bluff for voting “YES” to the Pine Bluff School District millage increase that will fund a new high school campus! East Harding Construction is honored to be the Construction Manager/General Contractor for 175,000 square feet of new Classrooms, Administration, Computer/Media Center, Career & Technical Education Center, Cafeteria, Safe Room, Sports Arena, 900-seat Auditorium and Outdoor Classroom.
The students of the Pine Bluff School District will love having a beautiful, secure and modern learning space with all new technology. Our thanks to the “Pine Bluff Committee for Our Students Our Future” and to the voters for making this fantastic new facility a reality. We are so excited for the community!
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
The heat isn’t slowing progress on this project! With the walls framed up, this structure is really taking form.
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
Southern Tail Brewing… Less than two weeks after the ground breaking ceremony, trenches are dug and being filled with concrete and rebar for the footings. Great start to this exciting new project!
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
East Harding Construction is excited to begin work on LRSD’s Chicot Elementary. We will be creating a new entrance and some additional office space. Currently, there is a temporary wall put in place while we demo the concrete.
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
Southern Tail Brewing broke ground yesterday at their new location, 900 E. 9th Street in the East Village neighborhood of Little Rock. East Harding Construction was selected as GC for this exciting new brewery/restaurant. Van Tilbury, President & CEO, Jack Whitley, Project Manager & David Finnie, Sr. Project Manager were there to commemorate the event. Southern Tail Brewing is owned by Brent and Tracy Cryder, experienced brewers and fermenters. Their vision is to provide a welcoming place to eat, drink and play with outdoor space for gathering and even playing lawn games. They are passionate about dogs and cats and are planning to donate a portion of the proceeds to support local animal charities.
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
East Harding Construction is proud and excited to begin renovations to the iconic Central High School. Built in 1927, this structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has a rich history of culture and diversity. Currently, the kitchen access has been redesigned to allow easier meal service and the ceilings and interior arches are being repaired and painted.
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
East Harding is proud to be adding three tennis courts to the Monticello High School campus. The dirt work for the first tennis court is underway! This is a very exciting milestone for the school and will bring years of learning and expericences for the students.
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
East Harding Construction is modifying the existing gym and lobby roof of St. John’s Lutheran School gymnasium in Stuttgart to add additional slope and we are reroofing the building with metal roofing, gutters and downspouts. These improvements will go along way towards the longevity of the building and provide years of additonal use. Looking good guys!
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
Pavilion in the Park, a collection of buidlings organized around a glass covered courtyard, was damaged by the tornado that tore through Little Rock in March. Our teams have been hard at work to shore up the walls, replace air conditioning units and begin the repairs necessary to restore this beautiful shopping and office space to its former glory.
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
Shawn Carroll, Senior Vice President of Operations, has become a stockholder and partner at East Harding Construction, a Little Rock-based commercial construction manager / general contractor specializing in new construction and renovation throughout Arkansas.
“Shawn has deep experience in commercial construction in Arkansas and has grown his career with East Harding Construction to earn the opportunity for ownership. He exemplifies our guiding business philosophy of ‘Client Focused Construction’ and has proven himself repeatedly to be an advocate for our clients and for our team,” said Van Tilbury, President and CEO. “Shawn has made a profound impact on our company’s success and I look forward to our future with him as a partner.”
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
The conference room looks amazing with this 16′ Cypress table and seating for 14. The team is putting the final touches on this project and it should be wrapped up soon. Looking forward to seeing the finished product!
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
The steel for the patio is up and the serving bar is coming together but the beautiful ceiling structure steals the show. This is definitely going to be a premier choice for Italian cuisine.
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
May’s Team Meeting was very exciting! Representatives from American First Response were onsite to provide CPR certification training. The class was extremely thorough and interactive. We learned the correct procedures for performing CPR on adults as well as how to provide aid to someone who is choking.
East Harding also congratulated two of our newest employees on their one year anniversaries. Chris Young and Jared Tolhurst, both Site Superintendents, celebrated their one year anniversary by choosing an anniversary gift from the company. The gifts they chose were an Embarcadero™Pack, 15″ smart laptop bag and a Laguiole®5-Piece Knife Block Set. We are very excited that Chris and Jared are a part of the East Harding team!
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
The new windows on the gym look great! They are tinted and insulated to reduce the amount of heat buildup in the gym and are a great addition to the insulated panels that were recently added.
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
From the classroom to hands-on field training, East Harding superintendents learned and refreshed their knowledge base in Rough Terrain Forklift operation. Gary Barth, Regional Safety Trainer for United Rentals was onsite to provide a training session and opportunity for everyone in attendance to update or get their certification.
Rough terrain forklifts typically can lift weight capacities from 15 feet to 56 feet in the air. Their rated load capacities typically range from 5,500 pounds up to 12,000 pounds. Pat Booth, Sr. Site Superintendent and Tom Wolfe, Site Superintendent, were among the many to operate the JCB 506-36 Rough Terrain Forklift.
A special thanks to United Rentals for providing an excellent session and hands-on experience.
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
East Harding Construction held their annual picnic yesterday at Allsop Park. We had a great turn out with several new faces at this years event. We played horseshoes and cornhole, kind of an East Harding tradition, and there was a huge bounce house for the kids.
Count Porkula catered BBQ ribs, pulled pork, deviled egg potato salad, BBQ beans, amazing mac and cheese and delicious cookies and brownies! It was a wonderful evening of comradery and a great opportunity to get to the know the new families who recently joined East Harding. A special thanks to Van Tilbury, owner, president & CEO, for bringing us together as a team and an extended family.
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
East Harding Construction’s Van Tilbury part of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Grand Opening!
Saturday, April 22, 2023 – The AMFA held the official ribbon cutting for the reimagined Museum as part of a $170.8 million Capital Campaign. Arkansas Governor Sanders, City of Little Rock Mayor Scott, AMFA Executive Director Dr. Victoria Ramirez, Capital Campaign Co-Chairs Harriet and Warren Stephens, and East Harding’s own Van Tilbury, AMFA Chairman, were among the speakers at this historic event.
3-1/2 years of construction created a beautifully redesigned 133,000 square foot Museum that features eight Art Galleries, a Cultural Living Room, an Art School, a Performing Arts Theater, Park Grill restaurant, a Gift Shop and other amenities within an 11-acre landscape that blends the reimagined museum with nature in Little Rock’s own MacArthur Park. For more visit www.arkmfa.org
Sep 7, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
Phase 1 Exterior
The team has been working hard to install metal panels around the exterior of Hazzard Gym. These insulated panels will help reduce climate change inside the gym, reduce energy cost and leave a lighter carbon footprint.
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