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Ace Hardware & Services to occupy Highland Center space

By Staff Report, posted 4 years ago
Photo from Greater Fayetteville Chamber

Ace Handyman Services, the brand that specializes in both hardware and household chore labor is making its way to Fayetteville, NC. 

 

Ace Handyman Services will provide handyman services in the Fayetteville and surrounding community for anyone needing work done. Ace’s team of multi-skilled craftsmen harbor the skills to complete over 1,162 different home improvement tasks. All craftsmen must pass a background check before they enter any Ace customer’s home. 

 

Owners, Lori Tracy Stobbe and Nate Stobbe moved from Minnesota to North Carolina in June 2022 to bring the well-respected Ace brand to the Fayetteville community and have recently become members of the Greater Fayetteville Chamber.

 

With over 25 years of experience leading and developing marketing and communications for national, regional and local businesses, Lori is skilled at building relationships, delivering strategic solutions, and finding ways to make programs and processes more efficient. Prior to relocating to Fayetteville, she served as Vice President of Creative Services for a $16B regional bank based in Minnesota.

 

Nate possesses over three decades of experience in construction and manufacturing management. He has owned or managed fabric building manufacturing companies and a custom home-building company. His talents include uncovering customers' needs and developing creative solutions to difficult problems.

 

Ace Handyman Services will open on Sept. 12 to administer home improvement and repair services to the community.

 

Lori's Ace Home & Hardware is set to open in January 2023. According to the GFC, plans are in the works for them to open in the Highland Center shopping mall off of Raeford Road. 

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