


Central High School Cafeteria

EHC Team Meeting Awards

Allegiant Medical

Camden Fairview Middle School
Auditorium Renovation

George’s Little Rock

LRSD | Chicot Elementary

EHC Team Celebration | Happy Birthday to Carl Banks
EHC Team Celebration
Glad to have you on our team!

Millage to Fund New High School Campus
Millage to Fund New High School Campus
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!





Allegiant Medplex

Southern Tail Brewing

LRSD | Chicot Elementary

Southern Tail Brewing

Little Rock Central High School
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.

Monticello High School | Tennis

St. John’s Lutheran School

Pavilion in the Park

Shawn Carroll Named Partner

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.”

Armor Bank Corporate Office

Team Meeting | May 2023



UAPB | Hazzard Gym
Great Job Guys!

Superintendent Forklift Training

EHC’s Family Picnic 2023
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.

AMFA Grand Opening
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

UAPB | Hazzard Gym – Phase 1 Exterior

Monticello High School

United Rentals

ASC | Arts & Science Center of Southeast Arkansas
East Harding is excited to be renovating this wonderful facility. After the completion of work to the alleyway, the Arts & Science Center of Southeast Arkansas (ASC) commissioned UAPB art students to paint the mural in the alleyway bringing this versatile space to life.

ARMOR Bank | Corporate Office

ARTSpace on Main BIA Award
The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has awarded the 2022 Brick in Architecture Award for Historic Renovation to ASC ARTS x3.
East Harding is proud to have been the General Contractor for this historic renovation.
Thoughtful design and renovation transformed these two historic downtown buildings on Main Street in Pine Bluff into vibrant community arts and events spaces. This exciting new expansion to the ASC campus, anchored by the ASC’s main building at 701 S. Main Street, now operate as a multi-purpose community arts and event space.
These two projects also received the 2021 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Adaptive Reuse” by the Arkansas Preservation Alliance.
The two buildings feature the endowed Adam B. Robinson, Jr. Theater, a 70-seat black box theater for small, community-oriented productions (named in honor of the long-time ASC supporter and Board member); five apartments for resident artists with accompanying studios that can be used by the residents or rented to local artists; a community gallery for area artists to show and sell work; flexible workshop space for art classes, yoga classes, dance and culinary arts workshops, a tinkering makerspace, a wood shop, scene shop and costume shop; a small pottery studio and an outside “ART Yard” for large-scale projects and events.
The re-imagined buildings contribute to the Historic District and incorporate some of the original features, including an advertising mural inside for O.K. Dairy Creamery, currently ARTSpace.

Mountaire Corporate Office

Allegiant Medplex

ARMOR Bank Corporate Office


George’s Italian Restaurant

EHC Team Celebration | Happy Birthday to Scott France
EHC Team Celebration
Happy Birthday to Scott France, Site Superintendent!
Hope you have a FANTASTIC birthday!
Glad to have you on our team!

EHC Team Celebration | Happy Birthday to Rob Stanish
EHC Team Celebration
Happy Birthday to Rob Stanish, Sr. Site Superintendent!
Hope you have a GREAT birthday!
Glad to have you on our team!

Pine Bluff Main Library Award

EHC Team Celebration | Happy Birthday to Kim Brass
EHC Team Celebration
Happy Birthday to Kim Brass, Project Coordinator!
Hope you have a great birthday Kim!
Glad to have you on our team!

George’s Italian Restaurant

Westlake Corporate Office Park Tenant Improvements

ASC | Arts & Science Center of Southeast Arkansas
The Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas’ interior renovation includes a new teaching kitchen. This beautiful area, full of modern equipment, will offer years of learning and experience in the culinary arts.

Pine Bluff’s New Family Fun Park

EHC Christmas Party 2022

ARMOR Bank Marianna

ASC | Arts & Science Center of Southeast Arkansas

ARMOR Bank Marianna & Forrest City

Monticello Med Plex
New exciting project in Monticello….
The Monticello Med Plex is off to a great start with teams working to undercut/fill the soil for the building pad. This ground up build will provide much needed modern medical amenities to a rural community. We are looking forward to watching as this promising new facility becomes a reality.

Little Rock Regional Chamber Career Expo 2022
We had a great turn out at the Little Rock Regional Chamber’s Career Expo today! Droves of students poured through the Statehouse Convention Center to explore a multitude of career opportunities. East Harding Construction was thrilled to share their knowledge and experience with the students and enjoyed meeting each and every one that stopped at our booth.
Van Tilbury, President & CEO was there to greet the students, along with Shawn Carroll, VP-Operations, Jake Honeycutt, Asst. Project Manager, Hamoudi James, Office Engineer & Kim Brass, Project Coordinator. They all took turns fielding questions and sharing their experiences. Many of the students donned our hard hats for photo ops that are no doubt already on instagram, twitter, ect…
Thanks to our team for helping make this a great experience for the students and a great event.

Arkansas Boxing Club
Arkansas Boxing Club is getting into fighting shape! With giant fans and over the ring lighting in place, the new boxing venue will be up and training in no time.

EHC Team Meeting | October 2022
Great Team Meeting Today!
Special thanks to Dr. Shannon Greenfield, PHD for sharing his insights on personal goal setting and how the human mind works. Dr. Greenfield explained the importance of living in the NOW. You can’t change the past, but you can learn from it, you can’t control the future, but you can direct it by the actions you take now.
East Harding embraces work/life balance and Dr. Greenfield’s contributions to our meetings have been an excellent resource.

Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences & the Arts

George’s Italian Restaurant
George’s Italian Restaurant has a beautiful new roof! Perfectly laid shingles bring the upcoming restaurant closer to the finish line. Mechanical, electrical and plumbing have been roughed in and the HVAC duct work and air handlers are in place. Soon the sheetrock will be up and this empty shell will transform into a beautiful Italian restaurant.

Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences & the Arts
UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2022…

BKD Update | September 2022
MOVING DAY is near! The newly designed office space on the 15th & 16th floors of the Stephens’ building in Little Rock is ready for it’s new tenants. BKD, a national CPA and advisory firm, is set to take over the space and make this beautiful new office home.
Furnished with Steelcase desks and chairs, each work station has an under desk file cabinet which doubles as extra seating for visitors.
There are also private seating nooks scattered about with views over looking the city and open meeting spaces with a contemporary design.
The panoramic view of downtown Little Rock makes this project one of my favorites!

Arkansas Boxing Club
Arkansas Boxing Club is looking GREAT! The Club House is framed and full view windows have been installed. With the bold blue, red and black accents on the freshly painted walls, the Arkansas Boxing Club will soon be ready for the ring.
Great Job Team!

Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences & the Arts
UPDATE AUGUST 2022…
For deliveries, contact Rob Stanish, Sr. Site Superintendent 501.690.6647

George’s Italian Restaurant
George’s Italian Restaurant is looking great
Framing of the new addition is complete and sheathing has been attached.

Arkansas Boxing Club
The Arkansas Boxing Club renovation is moving right along. The Club House stairs are in place and have been filled with concrete. So excited to see the next step…Framing the Club House.

BKD Update | July 2022
BKD has a fresh coat of paint! One more step towards the finish line
These offices are going to be beautiful!

Camden-Fairview School District
The Camden Fairview School District has even more new floors installed. This beautiful design gives the school a bright, modern feel everyone is sure to love!
Great work TEAM!

Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic School
Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic School
STEM Classroom Addition
The new addition is complete and the landscape is flourishing.
This turned out to be a beautiful addition.
Great Job Team!

East Harding Construction Adds Four to Team
The professional team is growing at Little Rock-based East Harding Construction. Jake Honeycutt and Will Martin have joined as Assistant Project Managers and Jared Tolhurst and Chris Young as Site Superintendents.
“East Harding Construction is grateful and motivated to be growing during this time marked by supply chain delays, labor shortages and inflation,” said Van Tilbury, President & CEO. “Our ability to attract new employees is a testament to our client-focused, employee-centric culture that helps make us a great partner to our clients and a great place to build a career in commercial construction.”
Founded in 1974, East Harding is a commercial construction manager/general contractor working in Arkansas only and specializing in new construction and renovation for clients in the corporate office, K-12, higher education, healthcare, religious, hospitality, historic renovation, non-profit, retail, banking and industrial sectors. Learn more and find your career at www.eastharding.com.

Group Photo from left to right: Jared Tolhurst – Site Superintendent, Jake Honeycutt – Asst. Project Manager, William Martin – Asst. Project Manager & Chris Young – Site Superintendent.

George’s Italian Restaurant
The additional space being added to the renovation of George’s Italian Restaurant is almost ready for framing! With the piers set and floor joists in place, decking is underway. So excited to see the progress being made! Thanks to the teams making it happen!

Arkansas Boxing Club
The Arkansas Boxing Club renovation is well underway! Crews are working hard to rough in the plumbing and get ready for the next phase.

Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences & the Arts
UPDATE…
Sr. Project Manager
William Kalkbrenner
Sr. Site Superintendent
Rob Stanish
Asst. Site Superintendent
Dashaun Hammond
Field Engineer
Raven Franklin
For deliveries, contact Rob Stanish, Sr. Site Superintendent 501.690.6647

Have a Safe & Happy 4th of July!
AMERICA – Home of the Free, Because of the Brave.


BKD Update | June 2022
The new office space for BKD, a national CPA and advisory firm relocating to the Stephens building, is really taking shape. Sheetrock is up and partitions are set. This project is moving along nicely and the view is incredible!

Camden-Fairview High School
The Camden-Fairview High School Library has a new floor and it looks amazing!
Great Job Team!

Arkansas Boxing Club
The upgraded facility will help Arkansas Boxing Club keep making a difference in the community and in the lives of the young people they train.


EHC Picnic 2022
EHC Picnic | 2022

EHC Team Celebration | Happy Birthday to Jack Whitley
EHC Team Celebration
Happy Birthday to Jack Whitley, Project Manager!
Hope you have a great birthday Jack!
Glad to have you on our team!

George’s Italian Restaurant Update
George’s Italian Restaurant
Progress Update
Lot’s going on at George’s…excavation of interior pedestal footings, peers constructed, floor joists installed, floor insulated, decking laid and interior walls framed.
May has been busy! Looking GREAT team!

EHC Team Celebration | Congratulations to Dashaun Hammond!
EHC Team Celebration
Congratulations to Dashaun Hammond, Site Superintendent! Dashaun is our May Safety Award winner! Dashaun noticed a potential safety risk and went with his instinct to investigate further. After identifying the risk, he implemented a resolution resolving the issue. Way to go Dashaun!
Glad to have you on our team!

PBSD | McFadden Gym
PBSD | McFadden Gym
Progress Update
East Harding Construction is proud to be the Construction Manager of Record for the Pine Bluff School District. The schools is the district are continually being improved with much needed upgrades and additions.
McFadden Gym is getting upgrades to it’s lighting, the gym floor is being refinished and a brand new HVAC system is being installed.

EHC Team Celebration | Happy Birthday to Kelly Hendrickson
EHC Team Celebration
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Kelly Hendrickson, Carpenter!
Hope you have a GREAT Birthday!
Glad to have you on our team!

George’s Italian Restaurant
George’s Italian Restaurant
Progress Update
The team has completed demolition and started structural framing on the old Cafe Prego, soon to be George’s Italian Restaurant, in the Heights!

ASMSA | Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, & the Arts
ASMSA
Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, & the Arts
George’s Italian Restaurant
George’s Italian Restaurant
East Harding Construction is very excited to be the GC for the new George’s Italian Restaurant coming to the former Café Prego location.
We are teaming up, once again, with Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects, to bring dreams to reality in this newly designed, boutique restaurant.
Read more…George’s Italian Restaurant

EHC Team Celebration | Congratulations to Patrick Booth
EHC Team Celebration
Our March Safety Award winner was Patrick Booth, Sr. Site Superintendent, for going above and beyond to make sure our subs are following all safety protocols and even verifying response times for local fire/rescue services in case of an emergency.
Great Job Pat! We appreciate you!
Glad to have you on our team!

ARMOR Bank | Hot Springs – Grand Opening!
ARMOR Bank | Hot Springs
March 23, 2022
The Grand Opening of ARMOR Bank in Hot Springs was celebrated by welcoming the staff and community to the new branch with balloons and goodies. This beautiful bank, located at 4546 Central Avenue, boasts high ceilings and modern chandelier lighting. The exterior is accented in stone and has a warm, home town feel.
Congratulations to Jack Whitley, Project Manager, Tom Wolfe, Site Superintendent, David Perry, Architect (RPPY Architects) and all of our EHC team that worked so hard to bring the ARMOR Bank branch to life!
Great Job Guys!

Carelink’s Cupcakes for Goodness Sake
Carelink’s Cupcakes for Goodness Sake
East Harding Construction is proud to be a sponsor of Carelink’s “Cupcakes for Goodness Sake”.
Van Tilbury, Owner, President & CEO, along with his wife and two of his children attended the event held at the Heifer Village Pavilion in Little Rock. The annual event raises awareness about ways to meet the opportunities and challenges of aging.

Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts
Arkansas School for Mathematics,
Sciences, & the Arts

EHC Team Celebration | Congratulations to Kelly Hendrickson
EHC Team Celebration
East Harding Construction congratulates Kelly Hendrickson, Construction Laborer, for winning the February Safety Award!
Rob Stanish, Sr. Site Superintendent, nominated Kelly saying, “Kelly Hendrickson was very safety conscious while covering all of the open floor penetrations I had here at ASMSA. In my opinion his attitude of trying to do the correct things while working should be recognized…”
We appreciate you and your safety conscientiousness Kelly!
Glad to have you on our team!

EHC Team Celebration | Congratulations to Robert Keeling!
EHC Team Celebration
East Harding Construction congratulates Robert Keeling, Carpenter/Foreman for winning the January Safety Award. Scott France, Site Superintendent, nominated Robert, saying “I would like to nominate Robert Keeling….He is always looking out for others’ safety. Always to work 30 min to 1 hour early……and never says no when asked to take care of a problem.” Congratulations Robert! We appreciate all you do!
Glad to have you on our team!

Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic School
Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic School
Progress Update
The new addition is complete and the team is working on the interior punch list!
We are so excited about this project! Exterior Improvements are underway and soon the new classrooms will be ready for students.


EHC Team Celebration | Congratulations to Patrick Booth!
EHC Team Celebration
Congratulations to Patrick Booth, Sr. Site Superintendent for 41 years with East Harding! Thanks Patrick for all your years of service and the knowledge and experience you bring to the table.
Glad to have you on our team!
EHC Team Celebration | Congratulations to Carl Banks
EHC Team Celebration
Congratulations to Carl Banks for 34 years with East Harding!
Thank you for your loyalty and commitment to our team and for the great work you do.
Glad to have you on our team, Carl!

EHC Team Celebration | Congratulations to Kim Brass
EHC Team Celebration
Congratulations to Kim Brass, Project Coordinator, for 3 years with East Harding!
Glad to have you on our team, Kim!

Fordyce School District | Elementary School Playground
Fordyce School District
Elementary School Playground
East Harding Construction is proud to be part of the District Wide Improvements to the Fordyce School District. This project may seem small but it will make a tremendous impact on the development of the children that will use it nearly every day.
The new, modern equipment will help children learn to interact with others, promoting social development, as wells as physical coordination, strength, and flexibility.

ARMOR Bank | Project Update 092221
ARMOR Bank | Hot Springs Branch
Project Update - September 22, 2021
Almost in the dry! The beauty of this bank is showing in it’s unique roof line with the peaks and valleys giving it a neighborhood feel. The large storefront windows are framed and teams are hard at work putting up OSB. Great Job Guys!

EHC Team Celebration | Happy Birthday to Win Trafford
EHC Team Celebration
Happy Birthday to Win Trafford, Director of Business Development & Client Relations!

EHC Team Celebration | Congratulations to Mason McBroom
EHC Team Celebration
Congratulations to Mason McBroom, Project Manager for 16 years with East Harding Construction!

Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic School
Our Lady of the Holy Souls
Catholic SchoolThe new addition to Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic School is moving along quickly. The CMU foundation wall has been set and the foundation slab has been poured. Subsurface waterproofing is being applied and framing is well underway. There is something so exciting about seeing walls go up!

EHC Team Celebration | Happy Birthday to Dashaun Hammond
EHC Team Celebration
Happy Birthday to Dashaun Hammond, Field Engineer!

Hope you have a wonderful birthday!

EHC Welcomes Wayne Loyd, Site Superintendent!
EHC Team Celebration
East Harding Construction
Welcomes Wayne Loyd, Site Superintendent!

East Harding Construction welcomes Wayne Loyd, Site Superintendent!
Wayne has worked as a Construction Superintendent for 30 years and is well versed in structural, pre engineered, tilt panel, and wood construction. His projects have ranged up to 32 million dollars with experience in medical, factory, retail, hospitality, religious and restaurant construction. Wayne has worked in both the private and government sectors.
We look forward to having Wayne’s experience and expertise in our future projects.

EHC Welcomes Kay Spence, Sr. Site Superintendent!
EHC Team Celebration
East Harding Construction
Welcomes Kay Spence, Sr. Site Superintendent!


LOPFI | Arkansas Local Police & Fire Retirement System
LOPFI
Arkansas Local Police & Fire Retirement SystemThe Arkansas Local Police & Fire Retirement System provides retirement funding services for uniformed employees. The System offers pension and retirement plans and various other benefits for members.
East Harding Construction is proud to be a part of multiple upgrades to this important facility.
The current project at LOPFI consists of demoing the old North parking lot and rebuilding it with an irrigation system, new pole lights, parking blocks and landscaping.
NORTH PARKING LOT

Fordyce School District
Fordyce School District
District Wide ImprovementsEast Harding Construction is proud to be the Construction Manager of Record for the Fordyce School District. We have managed a multitude of projects for the Fordyce School District over the years. Most recently are the Football Stadium Improvements & the High School Television Studio.
FOOTBALL STADIUM
The Fordyce High School football stadium received a fresh coat of paint on the bleachers, press boxes, scoreboards, field house & other buildings. The concession stand is being expanded and with all new LED lighting being added to the field, the action will be brighter than ever!
Go RED BUGS!
HIGH SCHOOL TV STUDIO
This project transformed the equivalent of three classrooms into a fully enclosed television production studio, sound stage, control room & computer lab. The teams opened walls, reworked flooring & blacked out the studios.
HVAC, PARKING LOTS & DRIVEWAYS
The Fordyce School District passed a millage — using a budget estimate prepared by East Harding Construction — that generated approximately $3 million for HVAC upgrades, security improvements and renovating all parking lots and drives.

Armor Bank | Hot Springs Project Update 08/05/2021
Armor Bank
Project UpdateDedicated teams were on-site early in the morning yesterday to pour 5,419 sf of concrete for the new Armor Bank in Hot Springs. It took the teams several hours to finish the pour and work the concrete into a perfect foundation.
Tom Wolfe, Site Superintendent and Jack Whitley, Project Manager were on-site to oversee the pour and make sure everything went smoothly.
We are so excited for the next phase of this build!
Check back soon for further updates.

EHC Team Member, Greg Fluger, Sr. Vice President, Retires
EHC Team Member
Greg Fluger Retires
The East Harding Team gathered at the Faded Rose in Little Rock to say farewell to our long time employee and friend, Greg Fluger, Sr. Vice President. Greg is hanging up his pencil after 27 years as he sets out on a new and exciting phase of his life.
Van Tilbury, President & CEO shared memories of the many projects Greg worked on and thanked him for all he has done for East Harding. Bob East, Co-Founder, also shared stories of the early years with Greg.
Greg has worked on many notable structures in Little Rock such as the Hilary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library & Learning Center, the Bobby L. Roberts Library of History & Art, the Museum of Discovery and the UALR City Center, to name a few. Greg’s work is around every turn in Little Rock and reaches as far north as Fayetteville with his work on the historic Peabody Hall and Yocum Hall on the UALR Fayetteville campus. We will be reminded of Greg’s time with East Harding everytime we drive by or visit one of the many wonderful projects he has been a part of.
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