Looking at a breakdown of operating expenses on slide 9, sales and marketing expenses increased by $0.6 million to $7.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, which was largely related to an increase of $0.4 million in travel, meals, and entertainment expenses as business activity has increased and restrictions on travels have eased, a $0.3 million increase in commissions due to higher sales volumes and increased facility costs related to the Dallas DxC which opened in the third quarter of 2021.

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The increases were largely related to increased salary and wage expense higher depreciation and operating expenses as we completed our Chicago and Dallas DXCs and increased travel, meals and entertainment as restrictions on travel have eased. We anticipate that travels, meals and entertainment expenses and increased marketing investment will continue as we support our sales efforts.

Feb 24, 2022 / CFO / receipt, needs a key / Jeff Krause, CFO | earnings call 2022-02-24 | transcript c1fbc85d-75a1-4ca4-95ba-d4be4493fcbb | chars 5516-5901 | segment 5

A return as expected of travels meals and entertainment expenses as economies reopen and travel restrictions ease and higher depreciation expenses as we completed our Chicago DXC in 2020.

Nov 4, 2021 / CFO / receipt, needs a key / Jeff Krause, CFO | earnings call 2021-11-04 | transcript d8cb69ca-40f5-45d7-a444-ee109feff6aa | chars 17021-17208 | segment 17

Turning to the breakdown of operating expenses on slide 8, sales and marketing expenses increased by $1.4 million over the comparable quarter last year, as travel restrictions eased and travel, meals, and entertainment expenses increased.

Aug 5, 2021 / CFO / receipt, needs a key / Jeff Krause, CFO | earnings call 2021-08-05 | transcript 6fee3414-889b-4da7-a93b-23945019c06c | chars 15014-15252 | segment 14