Swindle's maverick streak might come from his strong grandmother who raised him in the small town of Camilla, Ga.

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However, it's very existence shows how heart drugs, once the province of Pfizer, Merck and Bristol-Myers Squibb (nyse: BMY - news - people ), are increasingly being developed at small biotechs like Esperion or Alpharetta, Ga.

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"If the next minimum wage goes into effect the bottom line will be, my door will be closed, " said Harriet Cane, who owns a small restaurant and coffee shop in Marietta, Ga.

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