Lelio Marino

Lelio "Les" Marino (1935?–November 12, 2004) was a Massachusetts entrepreneur. Born in Chieti, Italy, he emigrated to the United States in 1958. He co-founded construction company Modern Continental in 1967 with business partner Kenneth Anderson, and grew it into a billion-dollar group of companies with interests in restaurants, marinas, and transportation services in addition to the core construction business.

References

• Ebbert, Stephanie (13 November 2004). "Construction firm founder dies; company worked on the Big Dig". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/11/13/construction_firm_founder_dies_company_worked_on_the_big_dig/. 
• Powell, Jennifer Heldt (13 November 2004). "Modern continental founder dies: Success, then sadness, followed Marino". Boston Herald. http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=53857. 
• "Founder and CEO of Modern Continental, Big Dig contractor, dies at 69". Associated Press. 12 November 2004. http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/11/12/founder_and_ceo_of_modern_continental_big_dig_contractor_dies_at_69/. 
• Company Web site