Steve Fishman


Steve Fishman, chairman, CEO and president of Big Lots, Inc., presents $25,000 and the company’s exclusive Exclaim Award to President Gerald Brouder and Assistant Professor of Business Administration Sean Siebert on Sept. 15 on the Columbia College campus. The donation to the college’s Business Administration Department recognizes the partnership between the company and the college to develop an internship program to train qualified individuals for retail careers with Big Lots, Inc.

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