HomCo ACE Hardware, Flagstaff’s "Helpful Place" started in 1975, HomCo Ace Hardware has become known throughout the years as the "Helpful Place" by the locals, thus garnering the best home center, "best tool and hardware department" awards consistently by the Arizona Daily Sun. HomCo ACE of Flagstaff was also the recipient of the Arizona Daily Sun’s 2008 Best of Flagstaff Survey Award. The HomCo store has been in this location since it was built in 1979 and became an ACE member in 1990.