MAKING WAVES.

• Position: STATE WIDE: Charlotte

EY plans to add 375 jobs and invest $8.2 million over five years in a Charlotte expansion that will include one of the company's innovation centers. The London-based financial-services firm launched its "wavespace" concept about a year ago. reflecting an increased focus on robotics, block-chain, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies,

EY, formerly called Ernst & Young and the third-biggest accounting firm in the world, has about 15 such centers in Paris, London, New York City and other locations, with more in the pipeline. The centers allow workers from multiple disciplines to collaborate in what the company calls its "suits + jean approach: Accountants and advisers might team with tech workers more accustomed to startup environments.

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