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Paula Hay has forged her career on the cutting edge of graphic communications technologies, beginning with the digital print revolution of the early 1990s and later through the explosive growth of the World Wide Web. During that time she took a variety of roles facilitating the digitization and Web integration of publishing workflows. Her design work has been featured in a number of online galleries and has served as part of the undergraduate technical writing curriculum at Penn State University.
Paula founded Rabbit Mountain, LLC, in 2006, a small web and graphic design firm located in historic Bellefonte, Pennsylvania.
Paula has been working since 2001 to advance localism in a variety of capacities, including publishing the now-defunct webzine Adaptation: evolving into the post-hydrocarbon century and participation in 2005’s Local Solutions to the Energy Dilemma conference in New York City. Locally she works with businesses and activists, serves on the Board of Voices of Central Pennsylvania, and is listed as a graphic design resource with Penn State University’s Small Business Development Center.
Paula will receive her BA in journalism and a post-baccalaureate certificate in technical communications, both with distinction, from Penn State University in 2008.
Paula is especially interested in the use of the internet to promote “buy local” campaigns at the metro and community level. If you are interested in collaborating, please don’t hesitate to contact Paula by email or by telephone at 814-321-2368. 
Why local preference?
Consumers around the world are making a shift to locally-sourced purchasing out of a desire for environmental sustainability, community self-reliance and meaningful economic relationships. Local foods, locally-made goods, local banking and investing — even local energy production — are quickly becoming their preferred alternative to a globalized economy.
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Local Preference is authored by Paula Hay, an independent business owner in Bellefonte, PA, USA. More »
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Centre County, PA, USA is located smack in the middle of of the state and is this site's geographic home. Towns and regions include Bellefonte, Boalsburg, Brush Valley, Penns Valley, Centre Hall, State College, Philipsburg, Milesburg, Port Matilda, Pine Grove Mills, and Bald Eagle Valley.
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- June 2008
- Wealth, capital flows, and corporate evil
- Carnival of the Localists: next edition June 16
- Carnival of the Localists — June 2, 2008
- May 2008
- Local foods at the convenience store, and a franchise model to boot
- Contango = ‘Holy shit, we’ve run out of planet!’
- Infrastructure issues in Vermont
- Carnival of the Localists — May 19, 2008
- Big brand, local sourcing
- 'Lefty fad?' 3 reasons why 'buy local' is a conservative issue
- Carnival of the Localists — May 5, 2008
- Slate takes on local currencies
- April 2008
- Blog debate: Barnes & Noble vs. local booksellers
- Carnival of the Localists next edition: May 5
- The consequences of globalization
- Carnival of the Localists — April 21, 2008
- Local micro-fabrication: MIT's Fab Labs
- More on local infrastructure rebuilding
- Reminder: Carnival of the Localists submissions due tomorrow
- King Corn
- National Animal Identification System threatens viability of small, local farms
- Article by yours truly @ StartupNation
- 'Food miles' is about peak oil, not carbon emissions
- When 'buy local' doesn't work
- Certified poultry processing goes mobile in Vermont
- Colonialism on exhibit: Tesco's 'air freighted' labeling conundrum
- Map: Subprime loan conditions across the US
- Carnival of the Localists: inaugural edition to publish 04.21.08
- Join the Carnival of the Localists
- Correlation? ADP's job numbers & buy local campaigns
- Love it! The Cockaponsett Energy Cooperative
- More 'food miles' controversy
- Map: Farm delivery routes near Providence for business customers
- A brief introduction