The history of the Portello family in Las Vegas is extensive, but it all started in Calabria, Italy, where Eduardo Portello, Edward’s grandfather, was skilled in the art of construction.

He moved his family from Italy to Paterson, New Jersey, where he raised the rest of his sons to be contractors.  One of his grandsons, Edward, wanted to venture out and open his own construction company in New Jersey building two-family style homes.