For Lafayette entrepreneur, buyout puzzle was easy to figure out

By Max Showalter, Journal & Courier

mshowalter@jconline.com

When Warren Industries Inc. shut down production of games, puzzles and toys in Lafayette in 2006, JP Clauson took a buyout and left his executive position with the company.

For the following year Clauson worked in the sporting goods industry. Then the entrepreneur returned to his roots and started Lafayette Puzzle Factory -- creating a variety of puzzles that are sold at retail locations.