Port of The Dalles Executive Director Andrea Klaas says July was a busy month for receiving inquiries from businesses seeking locations to build, in spite of the pandemic.  Klaas said they are working with a couple of new small businesses looking for sites, and have received inquiries from others.  She says a big reason is that money is inexpensive to obtain right now, making it a good time for businesses to consider building projects.  Klaas does say for many businesses their interest is exploratory in nature, but she added that a couple of the projects are local, which tend to have a better chance of becoming reality.