Oklahoma businesses likely to sell

3 businesses in manufacturing in Shawnee 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
Dexter Shawnee · Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing · Owner: Chuck MacKarvich In business 66 years (since 1960) Founder still runs it after 66 years No family successor named on its website	$1.3M	$444K	60
Shawnee Feed Center Shawnee · Other Animal Food Manufacturing · Owner: J. Lloyd Ford In business 120 years (since 1906) Founder still runs it after 120 years	$4.0M	$1.4M	50
MILLS MACHINE CO. Shawnee · Machine Shops · Owner: Wally Boggs In business 118 years (since 1908) No family successor named on its website	$5.0M	$2.5M	40

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.