Here are three business features from the Richardson edition of Community Impact from 2024

1. Puzzles of Color offers new perspectives in Richardson

Siblings Ericka Chambers and William Jones grew up doing puzzles together but noticed a lack of diversity represented in the images they were piecing together, which led to them to create Puzzles of Color.

The company sells 300-, 500- and 1,000-piece puzzles with art from Black, Hispanic, Indigenous and Indian artists.

When Chambers became pregnant with her daughter, she wanted to put a puzzle in her nursery.


“I still didn’t see anything [regarding representation],” Chambers said. “I said, ‘Huh, I can’t believe this is still a problem 20 years later.’”2. Arapaho Flowers aims to change ‘world one flower at a time’ starting in Richardson

The mission statement of Arapaho Flowers is simple, “change the world one flower at a time,” co-partner and creative director Kent Smith said.

With a strong sense of community, Smith said he uses his background and experience to give back to the city wherever he can, whether it be supporting the Chamber of Commerce, supporting first responders or volunteering with charitable organizations such as Literacy Texas.

“This is where we live, this is where we do business,” Smith said. “All the people that I know, basically, are in this community.”3. Loopdeco offers unwanted furniture pick up across North Texas


12 million tons of furniture is discarded and put in a landfill and a large percentage is reusable, LoopDeco CEO and co-founder Ramon Pennell said. That’s where LoopDeco comes in.

Pennell said LoopDeco removes used furniture and appliances and resells or recycles them. The company works with a service network made up of small businesses, nonprofits organizations and recyclers.

Customers use the company’s website to request old furniture be picked up, Pennell said, adding LoopDeco will pick up anywhere in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.