I would go back to where I was before. lol sorry I know its not a good answer.
Answer:
Subject + Past tense (V2) + Object
As of July 2017, the Ark Encounter company has not released how it is doing financially. Mr Ham who owns and operates the company has declined to provide attendance records or how much has been made. There are numerous news articles stating declining visitors and that the Ark Encounter is failing.
Modern. Contemporary means living or occurring at the same time.