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Oklahoma businesses likely to sell

3 businesses in engineering & architecture in Stillwater 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.

BusinessEst. revenueEst. valueScore
UNIVERSAL SURVEYING AND MAPPING, LLC
Stillwater · Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services · Owner: Josh Powers, P.E., P.L.S.
  • In business 68 years (since 1958)
  • No family successor named on its website
$8.7M$6.5M40
Gose & Associates
Stillwater · Engineering Services · Owner: Stephen Gose
  • In business 43 years (since 1983)
  • No family successor named on its website
$2.4M$701K40
LBR INC
Stillwater · Engineering Services · Owner: Jed Banks
  • In business 48 years (since 1978)
  • No family successor named on its website
$1.1M$556K40

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.