Family-owned W.F. Delauter & Son closing after almost 70 years

W.F. Delauter & Son, a construction company in Emmitsburg, is closing after nearly 70 years, owner and operator Kirby Delauter said Thursday. “You get to a point in life where you want to slow down,” Delauter, a former Frederick County commissioner and councilman, said in an interview on Thursday. He said he’s retiring. More than 80 employees were laid off, Delauter said, but some have received offers to work elsewhere. “They’re all great people,” he said.