Editing Lamar, Colorado (section)

==Economy and health care ==
Lamar initially had an agriculture-based economy. In 1981, German bus manufacturer [[Neoplan]] opened a manufacturing plant employing 650, but it closed in 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schmidt |first=William E. |date=May 25, 1981 |title=COLORADO TOWN LOOKS TO BETTER DAYS, WITH A GERMAN BUS FACTORY |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/05/25/us/colorado-town-looks-to-better-days-with-a-german-bus-factory.html |access-date=July 25, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 30, 2005 |title=Casper Star-Tribune from Casper, Wyoming |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/468130624/ |access-date=July 25, 2023 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref> Lamar has increasingly relied on tourism.<ref name=Survey />

[[Prowers Medical Center]], a critical access hospital, serves Lamar and Prowers County. The hospital has an emergency department that is a level IV trauma center.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ahd.com/free_profile.php?hcfa_id=6b00872370ab7134d2de4c15dc15ada0&ek=9d656566e45256f4dbc7c1a1623d1fce |title=Prowers Medical Center |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=February 2, 2024 |website=American Hospital Directory |publisher= |access-date=March 17, 2024 |quote=}}</ref>