O.R. Colan Associates, LLC

Based in North Carolina, US, and founded in 1969 by Owen Richard “Dick” Colan, J. D. , O. R.

Colan Associates, LLC operates as a provider of real estate consulting solutions such as the ROW process, including planning, title support, appraisal, negotiation, property management, and relocation assistance. In March 2024, Carousel Capital acquired O. R. Colan Associates, LLC through a recapitalization transaction.

As of 2024, the company is led by its CEO, Steve Toth. O. R. Colan Associates, LLC provides a wide range of real estate acquisition services to various business sectors within the public sector and utility infrastructure industries.

In the public sector, the firm offers various services such as airport projects, design-build initiatives, disaster recovery and resiliency efforts, highway expansions, support for local public agencies, rail transportation projects, redevelopment endeavors, and school infrastructure developments, along with providing training and research programs such as right-of-way manuals to transportation authorities, state and local governments, educational institutions, and community redevelopment agencies. In utility infrastructure, the company provides various services, including electrical transmission and distribution projects, pipeline initiatives, renewable energy ventures including wind, solar, and hydropower, telecommunication endeavors, and water and sewer infrastructure projects to electric utilities, oil and gas companies, renewable energy developers, telecommunication firms, and water and sewer utilities.