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Got Electric Donates 57 Solar Panels to Shenandoah County SEARCH Inc.

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Donation will help reduce long-term operating expenses and direct more resources toward adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

FREDERICK, Md., Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Got Electric, LLC has donated 57 surplus Heliene 380-watt solar panels to Shenandoah County SEARCH Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides residential care for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and operates a community thrift store in Mount Jackson, Virginia.

Twelve panels are designated for installation at the SEARCH group home by Green Hill Solar during the week of July 27. The remaining 45 panels will support a larger solar installation at the SEARCH Thrift Store once the organization raises approximately $29,000 in additional funding.

“We are honored to partner with GiveSolar to support Shenandoah County SEARCH and the important work it does for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities,” said Andy Hershberger, Director of Virginia Operations for Got Electric, LLC. “By donating these solar panels, we are giving surplus equipment a meaningful new purpose while helping SEARCH reduce its long-term energy expenses and direct more resources toward resident care, enrichment opportunities and the continued success of its community thrift store.”

The donation builds upon a relationship between Hershberger and GiveSolar Director Jeff Heie that spans more than a decade. The two previously collaborated on a volunteer-supported solar installation at Eastern Mennonite School and, in 2025, helped direct surplus solar panels from Got Electric to Athens Area Habitat for Humanity in Athens, Georgia.

When Hershberger contacted Heie about another opportunity to place surplus panels with nonprofit organizations, GiveSolar connected Got Electric with SEARCH. GiveSolar also contributed $500 toward the group home’s remaining solar installation expenses.

“Many nonprofits understand the long-term value of solar energy but struggle to secure the upfront capital required to install a system,” said Heie. “A solar panel donation can provide the traction and leverage needed to raise the remaining funds. Got Electric had panels available, and GiveSolar was able to connect them with SEARCH, an organization that can use the resulting savings to further its mission for years to come.”

The group home’s solar system is projected to produce approximately 5,644 kilowatt-hours annually and offset an estimated 75% of its electricity use. Its estimated levelized energy cost is $0.05 per kilowatt-hour for the energy produced by solar.

The larger thrift store system is projected to produce approximately 24,702 kilowatt-hours annually and offset more than 65% of the store’s electricity use.

SEARCH spent approximately $11,500 on electricity during its July 2025 through June 2026 fiscal year. Reducing those expenses will allow the nonprofit to direct more resources toward resident care, staffing, home improvements, enrichment activities and the continued operation of its community thrift store.

“This is transformational. What appears to be a solar project is really a mission project,” said Kim Cassford, board member of Shenandoah County SEARCH Inc. “By harnessing the power of the sun, SEARCH is creating a renewable source of funding that will benefit our residents for decades to come. We expect to save well into the six figures over the next 20 years, resources that can be reinvested directly into resident care, staffing, home improvements and life-enriching opportunities.”

Founded in 1978, SEARCH operates an eight-bed, state-licensed group home that provides 24-hour support to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Some residents have called SEARCH home for more than two decades.

“For most people, lower utility bills simply mean saving money. For SEARCH, they mean creating opportunities,” said Robin Tull, group home administrator. “Every dollar we save through solar energy can be redirected to the things that truly matter, from outings and celebrations to the everyday household supplies that keep our home running.”

The SEARCH Thrift Store further supports the organization’s mission while providing affordable clothing, furniture and household goods to the surrounding community. In 2025, the store completed 10,871 customer transactions, with an average unit price of $3.93.

Members of the public who would like to support the thrift store solar installation may donate online at https://www.shenandoahsearch.org/support-us or mail a check payable to SEARCH to 5742 Main Street, Mount Jackson, VA 22842, with “Solar” written in the memo line.

About Got Electric LLC 
Got Electric is a licensed and insured electrical contractor serving Maryland and Virginia. Known for its excellence in residential, commercial, and O&M solar services, Got Electric specializes in custom wiring, energy-efficient systems, and backup power solutions. With a focus on safety, transparency, and quality workmanship, Got Electric is proud to support the skilled trades through education, mentorship, and community-based training programs. For more information about Got Electric, visit https://gotelectric.net/.

About Shenandoah County SEARCH Inc.
Shenandoah County SEARCH Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in Mount Jackson, Virginia, dedicated to providing safe community living that enhances the quality of life for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. SEARCH operates a state-licensed group home and a nonprofit thrift store that helps sustain resident care while providing affordable goods to the broader community. Learn more at www.shenandoahsearch.org.

About GiveSolar
GiveSolar connects surplus solar panels with nonprofit organizations seeking to lower their operating expenses and direct more resources toward their missions. Its primary work is conducted in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. Heie also serves as Director of the Habitat for Humanity Solar Collaborative, a national initiative working to install solar energy systems on 10,000 Habitat for Humanity homes over five years.

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MillionaireMatch Tells Wealthy Singles to Put Their Wallets Away — For the First Three Dates

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MillionaireMatch launches 3-Date Trust Rule to encourage genuine connections during the earliest stages of millionaire dating.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Modern dating is becoming more intentional. More singles are looking beyond first impressions and prioritizing trust, compatibility, and meaningful in-person experiences.

Reflecting this shift, MillionaireMatch, a leading dating platform for successful and accomplished singles, today introduced the 3-Date Trust Rule, a new community guideline designed to encourage genuine connections during the earliest stages of dating.

The first three in-person dates are intended to help members get to know each other through conversation, shared experiences, and mutual understanding. During this period, members are encouraged to focus on building trust and exploring compatibility rather than exchanging gifts or introducing financial expectations into the relationship.

After 3 dates any gifts or kind gestures should be entirely voluntary and are best reserved until a stronger foundation has been established. They should never be expected in exchange for attention, communication, affection, or continuing the relationship.

“The strongest relationships are built on trust, not expectations,” said John Martinuk, a spokesperson for MillionaireMatch. “People need time to discover whether they are truly compatible. The 3-Date Trust Rule encourages members to slow down and let relationships develop naturally. We believe genuine connections begin with meaningful conversations and shared experiences.”

As online dating continues to evolve, community standards are becoming as important as matching technology. Today’s singles want an environment where respect, authenticity, and transparency are encouraged from the very beginning. MillionaireMatch believes that clear expectations during the early stages of dating help create better experiences for everyone and lay the foundation for healthier, more lasting relationships.

The 3-Date Trust Rule is part of MillionaireMatch’s broader commitment to building a trusted dating community. By encouraging members to keep the first three dates centered on conversation rather than gifts, the guideline complements the platform’s identity verification, profile moderation, and member safety initiatives. Together, these efforts help members connect with greater confidence while keeping the focus on authentic relationships rather than material expectations.

About MillionaireMatch

Founded in 2001, MillionaireMatch® is the largest millionaire dating platform for millionaires, entrepreneurs, celebrities, and other successful individuals. The company continues to invest in thoughtful product features, community standards, and safety initiatives that support meaningful relationships.

For more information, please visit www.millionairematch.com.

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TestMu AI Unveils the Fifth Edition of the TestMu Conference in 2026

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The world’s largest virtual agentic engineering and quality conference returns with a focus on autonomous quality, agentic workflows, and AI-native testing strategies

SAN FRANCISCO and NOIDA, India, Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — TestMu AI (formerly LambdaTest), the world’s first Agentic AI-powered Quality Engineering platform, is excited to unveil the 5th edition of its flagship TestMu Conference, taking place virtually from August 19–21, 2026. This year’s event is expected to host over 75,000 developers, builders, and quality engineers from more than 120 countries, making it the world’s largest virtual conference dedicated to agentic engineering and quality.

TestMu Conference 2026 is designed to explore how AI is reshaping the way software is built, tested, and shipped, from agentic workflows and autonomous quality to battle-tested AI playbooks and the engineering culture driving it all. With an esteemed lineup of global speakers, the conference will feature some of the most influential voices in tech, including Luis Héctor Chávez, Chief Technology Officer of Replit; Francesca Lazzeri, Principal Group Director of Microsoft; Thomas Dohmke, Co-Founder and CEO of Entire; Dona Sarkar, Chief Troublemaker – Enterprise AI Advocacy at Microsoft; Nilesh Dalvi, Engineering Leader at Glean; Rashi Agrawal, Head of AI at Hinge Health; Viktoria Semaan, Principal Technical Evangelist at Databricks; Amanda Martin Head of Developer Relations at Vapi along with other speakers.

“Agentic AI has led to evolution in the engineering and quality industry,” said Rakesh Sukla, Director of Engineering – Platform and Quality Engineering at Bread Financial and a speaker at the TestMu Conference 2026. “As AI agents take on a bigger share of the engineering workload, the real differentiator is how rigorously we validate what they build. TestMu Conference brings together the practitioners and leaders shaping that discipline, and I look forward to learning from and contributing to this incredible community. Platforms like TestMu Conference are vital; they give us the space to connect, share knowledge, and build the frameworks that will safeguard the AI-powered applications of tomorrow.”

Over three days, attendees will have access to 80+ sessions, including keynotes, interactive workshops, fireside chats, and panel discussions on topics including agentic AI workflows, autonomous quality engineering, building trustworthy AI agents, AI evals, LLM cost optimization, enterprise AI adoption, human-centered AI transformation, technology leadership strategies, and much more. These sessions are designed to foster insightful conversations, hands-on learning, and the exchange of strategic ideas as engineering teams navigate the shift to agentic software development.

“TestMu Conference 2026 is TestMu AI’s flagship, annual conference built for the community, by the community,” said Asad Khan, CEO and Co-Founder of TestMu AI. “As AI agents move from experiments to production, the questions facing every engineering team have changed: how do you trust autonomous systems, how do you validate what agents build, and how do you keep quality at the center of it all? This conference brings together the visionaries, disruptors, and changemakers answering those questions in real time. It’s not just an event; it’s a platform for all of us to connect, learn, and inspire one another. Let’s break new ground and build a future where software quality is the cornerstone of the agentic era.”

The conference also provides unparalleled opportunities for peer networking, hands-on learning, and live challenges with prizes worth up to $15,000. TestMu Conference 2026 also has a rich ecosystem of partners, including Accenture, Capgemini, LTIMindtree, Microsoft, Persistent, Wipro, and many others.

Alongside the conference, TestMu AI has launched the Kane CLI Online Hackathon, a hackathon for developers who build with AI coding agents and want to see what happens when they put a real verification layer next to them. Visit: Link

Registration for the conference is free and now open. For more details, including the full event schedule, speaker lineup, and topics covered, visit: Link

About TestMu AI

TestMu AI (Formerly LambdaTest) is a Full-Stack Agentic AI Quality Engineering platform that empowers teams to test intelligently and ship faster. Engineered for scale, it offers end-to-end AI agents to plan, author, execute, and analyze software quality. AI-native by design, the platform enables testing of web, mobile, and enterprise applications at any scale across real devices, real browsers, and custom real-world environments.

For more information, visit www.testmuai.com.

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TestMu AI
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Payment Nerds Appoints Jacob Martin as Vice President of Sales and Promotes Trae Holthouse to Sales Manager

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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Payment Nerds, a merchant services and payment processing company, today announced the appointment of Jacob Martin as Vice President of Sales and the promotion of Trae Holthouse to Sales Manager. The appointments strengthen the company’s sales leadership team as Payment Nerds continues to scale its business, expand strategic partnerships, and pursue growth in specialized markets.

Martin joins Payment Nerds with more than 10 years of experience in merchant services and payments, with a background spanning sales, partnerships, and revenue growth. Prior to joining Payment Nerds, Martin served as Director of Sales at Payarc.

In his role as Vice President of Sales, Martin will drive revenue growth, optimize team efficiency, forge key strategic partnerships, and spearhead Payment Nerds’ expansion into new markets and specialized verticals.

“I joined Payment Nerds because of the opportunity to help build and scale the company,” said Jacob Martin, Vice President of Sales at Payment Nerds. “My focus is creating a repeatable sales and partner strategy that drives long-term revenue growth.”

Martin’s appointment comes as Payment Nerds continues to invest in its sales organization and build the infrastructure needed to support its next phase of growth.

“Jacob brings experience and a dynamic leadership approach to our growing sales team,” said Shawn Silver, CEO of Payment Nerds. “He has built his career transforming sales organizations and developing scalable revenue engines across the payments industry. Jacob brings maturity, accountability, and strategic vision, and we’re excited to have his experience guiding our sales organization as we continue to grow.”

Alongside Martin’s appointment, Trae Holthouse has been promoted to Sales Manager after nearly two years with Payment Nerds. During his time as a sales representative, Holthouse has focused on building long-term relationships with merchants and establishing himself as a trusted resource beyond the initial sales process.

In his new role, Holthouse will oversee and develop the sales team, help representatives improve their sales processes, and work to create a more consistent approach to prospecting, presenting, closing, and retaining merchants.

“I’m really excited about the opportunity,” said Trae Holthouse, Sales Manager at Payment Nerds. “Moving into leadership is something I’ve been working toward, and I’m looking forward to taking what I’ve learned and using it to help other salespeople become successful. Ultimately, I want to build a sales culture that is competitive but also collaborative, where everyone is pushing each other to get better, the team is consistently hitting its goals, and we’re building relationships with merchants that last.”

Silver said Holthouse’s promotion reflects Payment Nerds’ commitment to developing leadership from within the organization.

“Trae is the perfect addition to our leadership team to help continue driving and fueling our modernization and expansion efforts,” said Silver. “I cannot think of a person better suited to lead our strategic revenue objectives alongside Jacob as our VP of Sales. We are very lucky to have two great sales leaders here at Payment Nerds.”

Together, the appointments position Payment Nerds to strengthen its sales execution while continuing to expand its merchant and partner relationships across the payments industry.

About Payment Nerds

Payment Nerds is a merchant services and payment processing company that helps businesses accept payments through credit card, debit card, ACH, and other payment solutions. The company works with businesses and strategic partners to provide payment solutions tailored to their operational needs, supported by payment technology, industry expertise, and dedicated service.

Learn more at paymentnerds.com.

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