Got bomb shelters? In light of recent tensions, this Montebello businessman has your back
MONTEBELLO >> While the world watches the threatening maneuvers North Korea is making — and President Donald Trump ’s tweets about that country’s nuclear capabilities — business is perking up for a local businessman who sells a rare product in these post- Cold War times : bomb shelters. Ron Hubbard, no relation to Scientology’s founder who started Atlas Survivor Shelters in 2010 after years in the steel manufacturing business , said interest in his product has risen the past few days from potential customers wanting to know how and when they can purchase a shelter — not to mention all the calls he’s been fielding from national and international media outlets . • Photos: Go inside bomb shelters built in Montebello On Friday, he handily navigated in-person interview after interview inside his cramped office at 7407 Telegraph Road. “I’ve had calls from people who think they need a shelter like yesterday,” Hubbard said. Yesterday isn’t going to happen. Neither is tomorrow. Order...