Texas-based Conn’s HomePlus, an electronics, furniture, mattress and appliance store chain, will become a new tenant at Hendon Properties’ Golden East Crossing Mall in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Steve Spiegel, development partner at Hendon, said Conn’s HomePlus will occupy 44,000 square feet of space. Construction for the store started at the end of March and Conn’s is slated to open mid-August. Click for more details.