Oklahoma businesses likely to sell

5 businesses in manufacturing in Ponca City show several signs that an owner may be getting ready to sell: decades in business, the founder still running it, no family successor, or a shrinking workforce. Signals, not certainties: a good list to start conversations from.

Business	Est. revenue	Est. value	Score
PONCA MACHINE COMPANY Ponca City · Machine Shops · Owner: Maurice Taglialatela In business 36 years (since 1990) Founder still runs it after 36 years No family successor named on its website	$6.6M	$3.0M	52
K&C MANUFACTURING, INC. Ponca City · Industrial Mold Manufacturing · Owner: Kirk Brown In business 27 years (since 1999) Founder still runs it after 27 years No family successor named on its website	$5.3M	$2.3M	52
Taylor Farms Ponca City · Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing · Owner: Bruce Taylor In business 31 years (since 1995) Founder still runs it after 31 years No family successor named on its website	$3.0M	$499K	52
COOKSHACK, INC. Ponca City · Food Product Machinery Manufacturing · Owner: Stuart Powell In business 30 years (since 1996) No family successor named on its website Headcount down 49% since 2021 (retirement plan filings)	$21.9M	$13.2M	47
MID-AMERICA DOOR COMPANY Ponca City · Metal Window and Door Manufacturing · Owner: Michel Gendreau In business 28 years (since 1998) Founder still runs it after 28 years	$52.1M	$28.2M	42

How the score works

Points for years in business (15, 25 and 40+ years), a founder still in charge after 20 years, no family member on the team after 25 years, and a headcount down 20% or more on recent retirement-plan filings. Points come off for family already in the business and for a recent sale or investment. Businesses scoring 40+ are listed. Founding years come from public records and the company's own website; see the methodology.