Celebrating 60 Years of EDENS

EDENS is celebrating a big milestone this year: 60 years of enriching community. Our diamond anniversary!

Fewer than 10% of U.S. companies reach the 60-year mark. Even fewer do so while staying true to the vision and values that sparked their founding.

CEO Jodie W. McLean says it best about how companies like EDENS don’t just survive, they thrive: 

Since 1966, EDENS has come through multiple cycles that have seen capital tightened; headlines vary, retail formats radically change, natural disasters and unexpected disruptions.

What is remarkable to me is not what we endured, but HOW we endured.

• We have continuously pushed ourselves to deliver exceptional service.
• We have continuously made long-term decisions in moments that reward short-term thinking.

While cycles turned, capital tightened, and headlines changed; our purpose has not.
As we enter our 60th year, that foundation matters more than ever. Not because the world has become more predictable—but because it hasn’t. And because in times of uncertainty, community isn’t a luxury.

It’s an anchor. A necessity.

At EDENS, we live our values every day; they are operational, not aspirational.

• Innovation and entrepreneurship guide our risks.
• Intellect sharpens our judgment.
• Execution turns ideas into results.
• Integrity earns trust.
• Passion raises the bar.
• Connectivity turns places into communities.
• And stewardship ensures what we build endures.

As we honor our past and look to the future, we remain deeply rooted in what is human and central to our mission: places that are intentionally designed as vibrant canvases where communities will engage and thrive for generations.

Cheers to EDENS!