Michigan is having a tough time convincing its college grads tostay put in the Wolverine State. So much in fact, that it's tossingaround an idea to give Michigan-area college grads who earnbachelor degrees a tax credit.
With that in mind, the $500 million Community Choice Credit Union, based in the Detroit suburb ofFarmington Hills and serving eight counties located in SoutheastMichigan, awarded $100,000 in college scholarships to 20 highschool seniors on May 9. The scholars will attend a university orcollege in Michigan and pledge to use their education to give backto their local communities.
“The Community Choice Foundation was created in 2009 with thethought that the credit union can use its position in ourcommunities as a means to create positive change,” said Robert Bava, its president/CEO.
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